This morning Frances Ross, a clay artist visited P4-7’s to have us to take part in the FLOCK workshop. Frances was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable on her craft; she told us about the history of clay modelling, and where clay is used in everyday life. Who knew a toilet seat or hair straighteners were made out of clay?! 🚽
We started off by practising clay molding by creating a ‘pinch pot’ which slowly but surely turned into monsters, lions, football trophies (ofc course Colin!). Pupils were able to take these home! 🎁We then moved onto putting the skills to use to form a bird shell which took shape of a beak and tail feathers at either end. Pupils did a fantastic job at this – they listened so well and were able to apply their skills with ease! Afterwards, we added some colour – We had a little look at British garden birds and some pupils chose to make robins and sparrows, other opted for spotty rainbow birds. 🐦🦅Frances then took the birds away to fire in her studio’s kiln. The birds will be displayed in an exhibition in Castle Douglas for all to see.
A super opportunity for us to do something a little different and have a go at clay modelling! Everyone seemed to really enjoy it! Keep an eye out for some interesting pinch pots making their way home! 👩🎨👨🎨
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