These sculptures were made on our first day of pottery club this semester. Each student had a lump of clay and their fingers to work with, no other tools. The idea was to find ways to move the clay just by pinching it and without adding or removing any clay, to fill as much space as possible. We tried to work with a kind of rhythmic energy, which you can see in the finished pieces. Some tried to go as far out horizontally as they could, others tried to go up. In both cases, the pieces had to be balanced well enough to stand on their own. We've been having a great semester ever since! ~Jane Herold, Pottery Teacher
