Working with kids and clays takes a special patience

So, I filled in for a couple of mornings at Quiggly’s Clayhouse (www.quigglys.com) to help Kirby with some students from one of the local elementary schools. Each morning, 40+ kids would show up and Kirby would work with them (in shifts) on the pottery wheels and let them make something. I gotta tell you, it takes a special person with lots of patience to work with crowds of kids this young (6 or 7 years old) and I enjoyed watching Kirby work with this crowd. It’s also fun to see him center clay on 2 wheels at THE SAME TIME, with a hand on each wheel. Then, he would help 2 kids, again at the same time, on separate wheels. Kinda like playing the piano, but with 2 keyboards side by side.
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Lots of art activities coming up this month. The White Rock Studio Tour is this coming weekend (17th and 18th) and you can find more information here: www.scottrent.com .
Scott is a contributing author to the ArtBiz101 website and a very cool metal artist.
The following weekend is the Texas Clay Fest down in Greune (pronounced GREEN), Texas. If you want to see some of the best clay artists in Texas, you gotta be there. Lots of great restaurants within the small town limits, antique shops, coffee shops, and lots of art galleries too. The clay festival is held in a large field in the middle of town.
It’s a juried show….best of the best.

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