Details:

July 20th-24th

9am-3pm

Synergy Ceramics Bend

1900 ne Division st Suite 108 & 109

Pottery Camp!

Synergy Ceramics weeklong summer camp is designed for kids heading into grades 4-8 in 2027.

This is a hands-on camp for kids who are creative or curious about becoming more creative! This is a safe place to explore and experiment and bring ideas to life! Two instructors, Sydney and Andy will be alongside them for guidance the whole time.

What to expect?

We will be both Hand Building and Wheel throwing throughout the week. We will also focus on surface design like carving, under glazing, plant impressions and more!

Creative brainstorming is important for all artists. We will dedicate some time each day to learning to think like an artist, experiment with new ideas and mediums to uncover and learn to connect with this grounding material we call clay.

Schedule:

This is a typical schedule, and we do encourage any flexibility that individual artist may need in order to be successful!

Warm up-

Sketchbooks, minds and hand warm ups to prepare for action!

Demos-

This is where we teach techniques, talk about different stages of clay- Hands on, eyes on dialogue based learning!

Getting into the clay- The fun part everyone’s waited for!

Pottery Wheel (days 1,3 and 5)

Hand Building and surface decoration (days 2 and 4)

Clean up and reflection/discussion

Reflection and documentation is important for any artist. During this time, we will reflect on our experience, journal about anything we learned, new ideas, things we are proud of etc. We clean up and prepare for the next day during this time.

Lunch and snacks: Please send campers with a nut free snack, lunch and water bottle every day.

Led by: Sydney Dickson and Andy Benish!

Sydney is the owner of Synergy Ceramics, full-time teacher and ceramic artist. Andy is a teacher at Cascades academy and studio technician at synergy ceramics. Together, they bring a blend of creative and passionate skill sets to guide each student towards a successful and all-around fun experience!