Last Thursday, several other Rose scholars and I, together with GRF, attended a weekly clay workshop in Johnson Museum of Art with no prior experience required. Before we got our hands dirty, the instructor guided us through some clay collections in the museum. What really surprised me is how the utility and beauty of sculpting with clay can be combined so well. I really like some of the collections in which the shape of the sculptures with clay represent the jobs of the owner, such as farmer.
For our workshop, the theme is fruit. I created an apple, which is the classical fruit representing harvest. The instructor gave us hand by hand instruction and always encouraged us no matter what kind of fruits we choose. Even if we may not very proficient in making sculpture with clay, we did feel the creativity brought by the infinite possibilities of the art. There is no designated form for any specific fruit, and we can create them in any form we what, as long as we experience happiness and fulfillment of creating our own sculpture.
I wish I had got to this Scholar’s event, I like fruit and I always loved playing with clay as a kid. I’m a bio major so sometimes I feel as though I forget my artistic side. I should have done more events like this.