Acknowledging the Animals in Our Lives with Sculpture Posted on July 26, 2024
Love. I love animals. How do I express that? I don’t have a lot of pets — just one elderly cat. I love animals by making ceramic sculpture. I keep the sculpture around me as I think that sub consciously it brings their beautiful attributes into my life. I have an elephant ...
Wedging Your Way To Easier Centering Posted on June 29, 2024 recorded session with Zac Hould, edited by Emilie Parker
Centering is hard to master. So to make centering a little bit easier start with wedging. That’s probably going be one of the most helpful things for setting the stage for easier Centering. Wedging distributes moisture evenly throughout your clay. This is covering 3 useful types of wedging and you can use any combination of the types. They are slice-and-slam wedging, rams-head, and spiral…
The Healing Power Of Art Posted on May 29, 2018 by Henry Ford Health Staff Whether you toil over an oil canvas or doodle mindlessly on a page, research suggests the act of creating art has powerful healing properties. In a study published in the journal Art Therapy, three-quarters of participants experienced lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol during their 45-minute art-making session – regardless ...