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- All Levels Handbuilding Monday (10 weeks, 8 students, $365)
All Levels Handbuilding Monday (10 weeks, 8 students, $365)
This 10 week journey is an all levels handbuilding class.
Every student will be making different thing in this class. Each student is highly encouraged to bring their own idea of items or ideas they want to create. You bring your idea, and the instructor will help your vision come alive in clay.
Or the instructor will give you prompts to start a new project as well. Throughout the class, new technical skills, the ability to create larger and more complex handbuilt objects and new project design skills will be earned.
Previous experience working with clay is not required, and students will be working on a one-on-one with the instructor on their own project depending on their skill level.
Details and schedule:
MON 6pm-8:30pm 6/27, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5 (no class 7/4)
What District Clay Supplies:
25 lbs of clay, glazing and firing (including long 4 day bisque cycle) , wooden wareboards (3/4in), drywall, standard sculpting tools and a banding wheel for each student.
Nikki Novak
Nikki has always been inspired by humans, art and the way they interact. She started working with clay in high school and has been fascinated with it since. She went on to receive her BFA with a specialization in ceramics from the University of Florida.
You can always find Nikki wrapped up in some sort of creative project, as she has worked with wood, metals, and mixed media in her undergrad as well. Along with teaching and working at DCC, she currently works for a wedding florist in the DMV area. Working with this new medium has stretched her thoughtfulness in approaching 3D art and what humans are drawn to spatially.
Nikki loves to challenge and encourage her students to help them see they are capable of making wondrous things. She seeks to create a space for her students to feel safe, supported and encouraged in their creative journey.