Clay is like magic!

It transforms and changes in your hands.

You can bend and twist it, smooth and shape it.

You can make anything from it.

And then change it back again!

What an intelligent material… so full of endless possibilities.

Rhea our Clay Artist has been busy introducing us all to the magic of clay!

She has shown us how to use our hands to

Squeeze and squash

Cut and curve

Shape and make

Rhea has show us how to use Clay Tools, naming them

Loop

Needle

Wire Cutter

Hole Cutter

Fettling knife

Rubber Rib

Wood Rib

Ribbon Tool

Pin Tool

Toggle Wire

Shredder

Rasp

Scraper

Rhea has been showing us how to Reclaim and Recycle clay by

Collecting and Sorting

Drying

Crushing

Soaking

Wedging

We have watched with curiosity and fascination as old dry clay has bubbled and popped in water and come back to life!

Clay is like magic!

We wonder what you will make from Clay now?

THANK YOU to all the children and families who came to play on Clay Day.