| Program Model | Teacher Workshop |
| Artistic Discipline | Visual Art |
| Grades | Adult |
| Min. residency sessions/classroom | N/A |
| Program Requirements | Space for material storage while residency is in progress |
| Instruction Language(s) | |
| Availability Notes | Ready to schedule for the 2023-24 school year! |
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About the Artist
Jess Graff has delivered arts-based programs in the Pacific NW for nearly 15 years. She has participated in many gallery shows and residency programs at schools, art centers, and museums. Her work ranges from sculptural ceramics to fibers and paint media.
Teaching Philosophy
Jess Graff is passionate about creating accessible, equitable classroom spaces and choice-based arts experiences that invite people of diverse ages and backgrounds to collaborate, create, and communicate together.
Testimonial
"I'm so happy! I look around me and see everybody doing what I want to be doing! Inventing!" --Student, age 7
Program Description
Educators will learn about ceramic hand-building techniques and tools as they explore methods for creating funky, furry, and scaly creatures. Methods for forming, texturing, and surfacing will be succinctly demonstrated as participants get comfortable with new techniques for kiln fired clay.
Discussion of integration techniques for curriculum support and skills for solving common clay dilemmas will be covered.
Discussion of integration techniques for curriculum support and skills for solving common clay dilemmas will be covered.
Keywords
Ocean, river, habitat, fish, salmon, rainforest, Pacific Northwest, clay, installation, animal, forest
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