Tuesdays: Creative Crafting Online [Ages 8-11]

Creative Crafting is now online.  This class will provide children a studio experience from their own home. All lessons will be led by our Teaching Artist Jessie Schadt and allow your child to socialize with other students in the class. You must have internet on a device with a built in camera to participate. Students will work on a variety of hand crafting projects during this session. From sculpting & painting/glazing to hand sewing, yarn work and more! We will learn how to work with a variety of art tools and mediums, such as clay and beading.

Supplies Needed:

From your household & recycling bin:

Corrugated Cardboard Pieces (…keep a shipping box, we can use the flaps.), Empty Yogurt Cups or Egg Carton (to use for water, paint or glaze, rinsing paint brushes.), Paper Plates (to use for paint tray and a place to set brushes down), Newspaper or Magazines (to cover working surface), Paper Towels or old rags for brush cleaning, hand drying, and general cleanup,. Wax Paper, Tin Foil, Bake Safe cookie tray or pie tin, Bake Safe bowl or mug (Fiestaware is usually oven safe. Could also use a ball of tin foil instead)

From your yard:

Sticks (not too fragile)

Art/Office Items:

Sharpee Marker (Black), Scissors, Scotch Tape, Elmer’s Glue (or white crafting glue), Acrylic Paints (various colors if you have them), Clear-Dry Acrylic Glaze, Paint Brushes or Sponge Brushes (could also sub Q-tips), Yarn (various colors if you have them!), Big-Eye Needle (This will be used to hand sew with yarn. Should be sharp enough to go through double layer of felt), Crafting Felt (multiple colors), Poly-fill stuffing or cotton balls. (To stuff a small hand-sized project.)

Sculpting Tools:
Polymer Clay (Please get a Sculpey Brand Multi color pack -or- at least 6 colors to work with.), Plastic Clay Roller (this is sometimes included as part of a plastic clay tools set), Cutting utensil (a butter knife or plastic knife will work, this is sometimes included as part of a plastic clay tools set.), Toothpicks (the wooden round kind)

Optional Items:

Metal Paper Clips, Beads (with large holes), Buttons, Google Eyes, Dry Macaroni, Feathers

  About the Teaching Artist

Jessica Schadt is a lifelong artist, athlete & fitness enthusiast. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art, Temple University and works primarily in photo/video arts, digital art & design, as well as in flow & circus arts such as hoop dance. Jessie has several hoop dance videos featured on www.hooping.org, and a background working at various companies doing all things creative; from copy writing to digital editing & archiving to hoop dance and beyond!