C/O Clay Studio
Clay Conversations
What is Clay Conversation?
In our everyday busy life, we have forgotten how to connect with nature again. And with each passing day we are going a step far from nature. Touching clay can help us reconnect with mother earth without any conscious effort.
Well, when I say clay conversation, it’s exactly how it sounds, we talk while working with clay.
To attend a clay conversation session, you don’t have to be an artist or have any intention to learn pottery.
Before you plan to be present in a clay conversation session let me tell you what the results you might expect when you attend it for some span of time.
What is the purpose of Clay Conversations?
The purpose of Clay Conversations is to offer help and support encouraging people to feel more empowered to become independent thinkers in their daily living and thus improve levels of well-being.
Clay Conversations...
The expected benefits of Clay Conversations
>> Calmness and relaxation by activation of our parasympathetic nervous system
>> Enhances sensory experiences
>> Language and speech improvement
>> Co-operative responses and behavior
>> An appreciation of connectivity with others
>> Improvement in use of the imagination
>> Increased levels of creativity
>> Increased spatial awareness
>> Improvement in manual dexterity
>> Improved resourcefulness
>> Increased decision making
>> Heightened awareness of our Planet Earth
The likely outcomes of attending Clay Conversations Meetings
May be seen as increased:
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Self-image – how people see themselves
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Self-worth – what people feel they are worth
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Self-esteem – based on self-worth
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Self-confidence – a feeling of trust in one’s self – in one’s own abilities, qualities and judgements.
Pre-requisite for a class:
A lump of clay.
-You can use terracotta clay. Any other clay is also fine, just remember to have a fine grain free clay. Here are few links to source clay for an online workshop.
Tools
-We don't need a lot of tools to work with clay. Just a few things suggested below to start with. You can work with any alternate of these too.
-a board to keep the articles that we make
-rolling pin
-a piece of cloth to clean our hands
-a blowl of water to wash our hands in betweek if needed.
-a small skewer or any other alternative to make engraves on the clay.
