Report on ceramic workshop conducted at the María Parado de Bellido school in Nivin, Casma, Peru in 2018.

1. 2018 Ceramic Workshop
at
María Parado de Bellido School
Nivín, Perú

2. The students helped sift silt
to make into solid clay… …they also smashed shells from
Tortugus Beach to add to the clay
as temper

3. My first experimental piece of clay turned figurine (right).
based on examples in the Nivín museum and artifact photos.

4. Showing the youngest students examples of Peruvian ceramics in to
stimulate their imagination.

5. The students were eager to learn and ask
questions about the clay and their work.

6. The students were great listeners, ready to
work, and not afraid to expand on my
examples to make creations of their own
imagination.

7. Some made dogs, and others made the sun and stars.

8. The 6-8 year-old students were more precise and focused than the
younger group in trying to imitate the examples provided.

9. I showed the students how to roll out the clay and manipulate its shape.

10. The students were very attentive to detail.

11. Amazing finished
Products!

12. Incredible work by the
6-8 year-olds.

13. The middle schoolers were intent on making vessels and eager to
learn how to create the basic form.

14. These students were
also detail obsessed,
skilled, and creative.

15. Finished Products!

16. The high school students didn’t waste any time. They made stunning vessels.

17. They were careful and intuitive with their
materials.

18. Adding necks and curvature for style.

19. This student took the liberty of adding
appliques and handles to his creation by
recalling the decoration of vessels in the
museum.

20. One student even made a lid for their vessel!

21. The older student final products are proof
of their talent!