Ceramics

Two one-week sessions
July 7-11
July 14-18 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
Rising 6th grade through rising 12th grade
$350 per session

What to Bring: Excitement, creativity, and a willingness to get dirty!  

In this class students will use hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to create a variety of functional vessels such as bowls, plates, mugs, and pitchers while considering the aesthetic relationship between form and function. On a case-by-case basis, some of our more experienced students will be encouraged to create artwork for their AP portfolios. Daily personalized instruction will help facilitate artistic growth and weekly group critiques will showcase the collective progress of student work.

Please note: Pottery requires over a week for drying, bisque firing, and glaze firing. It is recommended that students participate in more than one weekly session in order to experience the entire ceramic process.

 

Meet our Staff:

Laura John

Laura has been the upper school ceramics teacher, media arts teacher, and yearbook advisor at Landon for 12 years. She received her BA from Hollins University and her master’s degree from the Corcoran College of Art and Design. She’s a DC/Bethesda native and attended Pyle and Whittman back in the day. She’s looking forward to her being back at Landon Summer for the first time since 2019 when she ran a photography camp.