Four Day Kids Camp - Canopic Jars with Hattie Grimm
Four consecutive days, 9am to 12pm Monday July 7th through Thursday July 10th at Tooth and Nail Studio 2018 S 1st Street Suite 308 Milwaukee.
For ages 8-17
In this four-day summer ceramics camp, students will explore the powerful themes of protection, symbolism, and personal meaning through the creation of their own canopic jars. Inspired by ancient traditions and guided by artist and instructor Hattie Grimm, campers will examine what they hold dear—whether physical treasures, memories, emotions, or relationships—and translate those ideas into sculptural ceramic vessels. Each student will design a unique jar that symbolically protects something precious to them, combining hand-building techniques like coils and slabs. They’ll also sculpt a hybrid creature to guard their vessel, drawing inspiration from mythological guardians, historical symbols, and their own imaginations.
Throughout the week, students will sketch, build, research, and reflect, engaging in discussions about vulnerability, safety, and the role of protective symbols in cultures around the world. From the first brainstorm to the final glaze, they’ll be immersed in a creative process that blends storytelling, sculpture, and personal expression. The camp culminates with a sharing circle where students present the stories behind their work, and an opportunity to inscribe their jars with imagery or words using sgraffito techniques. This hands-on, thought-provoking camp offers a deep, engaging experience in both clay and self-expression.
The jars will be fired and glazed and ready for pickup 2-3 weeks after camp.
Hattie Grimm is an artist and art educator in Milwaukee, WI. She is currently an Artist in Residence at the Charles Allis Art Museum. As an artist, she makes objects out of wood and clay that teach her about herself and her relationship to the world. It feels like getting closer to the aliveness of everything. As an educator, she wants to share this aliveness with others and remind people it is a part of them too. She enjoys encouraging kids and adults to connect to their most true and creative selves.
Four consecutive days, 9am to 12pm Monday July 7th through Thursday July 10th at Tooth and Nail Studio 2018 S 1st Street Suite 308 Milwaukee.
For ages 8-17
In this four-day summer ceramics camp, students will explore the powerful themes of protection, symbolism, and personal meaning through the creation of their own canopic jars. Inspired by ancient traditions and guided by artist and instructor Hattie Grimm, campers will examine what they hold dear—whether physical treasures, memories, emotions, or relationships—and translate those ideas into sculptural ceramic vessels. Each student will design a unique jar that symbolically protects something precious to them, combining hand-building techniques like coils and slabs. They’ll also sculpt a hybrid creature to guard their vessel, drawing inspiration from mythological guardians, historical symbols, and their own imaginations.
Throughout the week, students will sketch, build, research, and reflect, engaging in discussions about vulnerability, safety, and the role of protective symbols in cultures around the world. From the first brainstorm to the final glaze, they’ll be immersed in a creative process that blends storytelling, sculpture, and personal expression. The camp culminates with a sharing circle where students present the stories behind their work, and an opportunity to inscribe their jars with imagery or words using sgraffito techniques. This hands-on, thought-provoking camp offers a deep, engaging experience in both clay and self-expression.
The jars will be fired and glazed and ready for pickup 2-3 weeks after camp.
Hattie Grimm is an artist and art educator in Milwaukee, WI. She is currently an Artist in Residence at the Charles Allis Art Museum. As an artist, she makes objects out of wood and clay that teach her about herself and her relationship to the world. It feels like getting closer to the aliveness of everything. As an educator, she wants to share this aliveness with others and remind people it is a part of them too. She enjoys encouraging kids and adults to connect to their most true and creative selves.
Four consecutive days, 9am to 12pm Monday July 7th through Thursday July 10th at Tooth and Nail Studio 2018 S 1st Street Suite 308 Milwaukee.
For ages 8-17
In this four-day summer ceramics camp, students will explore the powerful themes of protection, symbolism, and personal meaning through the creation of their own canopic jars. Inspired by ancient traditions and guided by artist and instructor Hattie Grimm, campers will examine what they hold dear—whether physical treasures, memories, emotions, or relationships—and translate those ideas into sculptural ceramic vessels. Each student will design a unique jar that symbolically protects something precious to them, combining hand-building techniques like coils and slabs. They’ll also sculpt a hybrid creature to guard their vessel, drawing inspiration from mythological guardians, historical symbols, and their own imaginations.
Throughout the week, students will sketch, build, research, and reflect, engaging in discussions about vulnerability, safety, and the role of protective symbols in cultures around the world. From the first brainstorm to the final glaze, they’ll be immersed in a creative process that blends storytelling, sculpture, and personal expression. The camp culminates with a sharing circle where students present the stories behind their work, and an opportunity to inscribe their jars with imagery or words using sgraffito techniques. This hands-on, thought-provoking camp offers a deep, engaging experience in both clay and self-expression.
The jars will be fired and glazed and ready for pickup 2-3 weeks after camp.
Hattie Grimm is an artist and art educator in Milwaukee, WI. She is currently an Artist in Residence at the Charles Allis Art Museum. As an artist, she makes objects out of wood and clay that teach her about herself and her relationship to the world. It feels like getting closer to the aliveness of everything. As an educator, she wants to share this aliveness with others and remind people it is a part of them too. She enjoys encouraging kids and adults to connect to their most true and creative selves.