Saturday, May 30, 2015

Summer 2015 Art Farm class schedule!


School is over! Don’t get stuck in the house. Art Farm is a good place for kids to be creative. We’ve planned an evening class for parents to get away from kids, too. Also we will have another ceramics and Japanese culture workshop. Please check them out! Do you have something else you would like to make? Our “One day handbuilding class” is open for you! No experience necessary! 




One day group handbuilding classes 
June 20th ~ Sep. 26th/ 2015


You can make an unique handmade gift that you would never be able to buy in the store for somebody special. You can use your very own tableware for a get together. You can decorate your house with an art piece you made. It’s not only what you make that is special, but the experience itself will be priceless! A great activity for family and friends. There is no theme, just bring your ideas!

Monday-Friday 9:30-11:30, 1:00- 3:00, 3:30-5:30 
Saturday 1:00-3:00

Minimum 2 people, 6 people maximum $25 per person
2lbs of clay, glaze, firing fee included $10 for each additional 2 lbs of clay 

Please send me (Momoko Cotter) an email to register including your name and two choices of what date and time you would like. I will let you know if your requested time is open or occupied, and get back to you as soon as possible with more information. 


Handbuilding Workshop

We also offer workshops! But don’t wait, the table is 6 people maximum!
Workshops will run if 2 or more people sign up. All classes are $25 person and include 2lbs of clay, glaze, and firing fee unless it’s listed. +$10 for additional 2 lbs of clay.

✿ Treasure box
Use slab building methods to create your own special box to hide your treasures.

Saturday, June 20th 
9:30-11:30

✿ Animal bowl
Animals were shaped in ceramics from ancient times as a partner of survival, as sacred symbols, and with many other reasons. We can create our own existing/ non-existing animal pots.

Saturday, June 27th 
9:30-11:30 

These are some ideas.
 



✿ Mug with lid
Everybody needs their own special mug. You don’t have one? Why don’t you sign up? Great for one-of-a-kind gift, too!


Saturday, July 11th 
9:30-11:30

✿ Wine goblet ( Evening class)
You deserve a relaxing evening with your friends and clay. We can not use the wine goblet we will make in this class yet, but taste of wine is provided.


Saturday, July 18th 
7:00pm- 9:00pm






These are examples.


✿ Pour-over coffee maker
You already have your special mug? We can make your own pour-over coffee maker to go with!


Saturday, Aug. 1st 
9:30-11:30

✿ Name plate
Original name plate for the entrance to welcome your family, on your room’s door to shut out your little brother, or on the mailbox to greet the mailman.


Saturday, Aug. 22nd 
9:30-11:30

✿ Stamp on plates
Stamp stamp stamp on clay and make plates! Easy project for kids, too! You can make a nice size dinner plate, or several cake plates, or lots of small plates!


Saturday, Aug. 29th 
9:30-11:30

✿ Ocarina (ceramic whistle)
The ocarina is an old instrument that has been around for 12,000 years. Make your favorite shape from a pinch pot out of clay.


Saturday, Sep. 5th 
9:30-11:30

✿ Sushi set (ceramics in Japanese culture)
Sushi is one of the common Japanese foods that Americans think of. Let’s make a tableware set for sushi to eat more authentic! We will make Yunimi for tea, flat plate for sushi, small plate for soy sauce, and can’t forget chopsticks rest! This class is a little longer than usual.

$45 person include 4lbs of clay, glaze, and firing fee.


Saturday, Sep. 12th 
9:00-12:00















Here is a example.  Just missing a chop stick rest that called "Hashioki". This could be whatever shape from cute to cool to funny! In Japan, it's actually a bad manner to rest your chopstick on your plate.












✿ Tea strainer and tea bag caddy
We have been offering workshops for tea lovers. Here is one more to make your tea time happier. 


Saturday, Sep. 26th 
9:30-11:30


Please register by a week before the class is scheduled to begin.

**classes are for all ages** 
**Cancelation may occar due to inclement weather.** 
**kids ages 8 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult** 
**Please allow a month to finish firing and processing. If you intend to make your piece as a gift, please keep this time schedule in mind. ** 

Registration and questions:
email: artfarm.barnard@gmail.com (preferred) 

phone: 660-652-3065
Instructor: Momoko Usami (Cotter)    

After this session I will continue update new workshops/ class schedules on this blog: http://albinoleviathan.blogspot.com  and Facebook page: “Momoko Usami Ceramics”. 

Berry bowl class

We made fancy colanders. So we can wash berries in it, and just bring it to table on it!

 Different colors, different handles.

I am ready to use mine!


Family one day group class

These are from one day family class we had the other day. Everybody had something they want to make in their mind.

 The father made a beer cup. The mother made a nice size plate, and a butterfly.
 She was a quick worker, faster than anybody else. She made 2 plates, and few pendant tops.
 She made a heart flower pot, wall piece for  her father, and a rain drop pendant top! Well done everyone! It was fun time!

The mom is blogging about their life in America. She posted about these clay class on her blog. Here is a link to "Ohisama to Nanohana" which means "sunshine and field mustard", and that's her kids name.  I love the photos. I'm glad they enjoyed it!

Friday, May 29, 2015

Kid's day / こどもの日

Here comes May 5th, Kid's day again! I wrote about this tradition last year. Here is the link for Kid's Day / Kodomo no hi. Last year it was only for our son. This year where is all these Japanese kids coming from!? Well, we found each other! Surprisingly they all live around here! Hope they could help each other to learn Japanese and Japanese culture.

今年も5月5日、こどもの日がやってきました。去年は初めてのこどもの日、うちの息子に鯉のぼりをあげてみせるだけでした。今年はどこから湧いてでたのか、こんなに日本人の子供達が!最近つながったこの辺りに住む日本人達です。ピクニックにして何とも楽しいこどもの日が送れました!!この調子で、一緒に楽しく日本語や日本の文化を学べたらな〜。日本には楽しい行事がいっぱいだから。  


Sunday, May 24, 2015

Tea cup class

 We made shape with pinch pot this time. And of course add designed foot rings on the bottom. And fancy saucer, too!


 Can't wait to drink tea with this! 

Unicorn and mermaid family class


Another fun group class! We each made different things. I like things that pop up in kid's mind. I was glad I can help to make her lovely imagination in real.
                                     
Flower vase, big bowl, middle bowl, small bowl, square ring dish! Heart, yellow ball, chopstick holder, unicorn, and mermaid!! So many treasures. 

                                      

Mug with lid

We had a first full class! This was a fun outing idea!

 Not one of them are same.
                                     
Nice colorful mugs with star!