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After-SchoolSouthern California South Bay Sculpting program.
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Creativity is your secret advantage to mental health
Being creative can increase positive emotions, lessen depressive symptoms, reduce stress and even improve immune system functioning.
- FORBES Magazine
- FORBES Magazine
Problem Solving
Sculpting teaches students to think critically about shapes and space.
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Enhances CreativitySculpting allows expressing ideas in a creative, three-dimensional way.
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Fine Motor SkillsWorking with clay helps refine hand movements and coordination.
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What Parents Say...
"He has loved the sculpting class!"
- Kim R.
"She LOVES your camp!"
- Christine L.
"Thank you for teaching us how to draw a swan and sculpt a hound dog. They turned out great. If you hadn't helped us they would have looked bad. You help us sculpt and draw many things and they look great. Thank you again for all you've done."
- Neomi & Misa
"Thank you for doing this! Nolan loves the after school classes and was so happy when I told him there was an online session. Thanks in advance!"
- Bridget P.
- Kim R.
"She LOVES your camp!"
- Christine L.
"Thank you for teaching us how to draw a swan and sculpt a hound dog. They turned out great. If you hadn't helped us they would have looked bad. You help us sculpt and draw many things and they look great. Thank you again for all you've done."
- Neomi & Misa
"Thank you for doing this! Nolan loves the after school classes and was so happy when I told him there was an online session. Thanks in advance!"
- Bridget P.
What is sculpting?
Sculpting is one of the best ways to grow a child's dexterity and creativity. Sculpting increases fine motor skills and can even help improve their overall academic achievement as they learn to focus on the task at hand and parlay that into their academic studies. Creativity increases as one learns to sculpt through online sculpting classes, giving those students a creative advantage.
How to sculpt:
1. Choose something as an understructure that you can make the same "skeleton" shape as your final project.
2. Cover the skeleton with the core color.
3. Add the appropriate shaped accouterments.
4. If using a polymer based clay, bake at the recommended temperature. Usually 275˙ degrees for 15 minutes.
5. It's better to bake it slightly cooler for longer than too hot, too fast.
Just like drawing, sculpting isn't a talent. Learning to sculpt is a skill that is learned. People will often say, "I'm not very good at art," but how many times has that person done something artistic in the last month?
It's the same with sculpting. Practice makes better. Practice makes precise. Practice makes creativity. And yes, practice eventually makes perfect.
2. Cover the skeleton with the core color.
3. Add the appropriate shaped accouterments.
4. If using a polymer based clay, bake at the recommended temperature. Usually 275˙ degrees for 15 minutes.
5. It's better to bake it slightly cooler for longer than too hot, too fast.
Just like drawing, sculpting isn't a talent. Learning to sculpt is a skill that is learned. People will often say, "I'm not very good at art," but how many times has that person done something artistic in the last month?
It's the same with sculpting. Practice makes better. Practice makes precise. Practice makes creativity. And yes, practice eventually makes perfect.
Benefits of Sculpting:
1. Develops fine motor coordination.
2. Interact with other students even while social distancing.
3. Learn from someone with over a decade of sculpting experience.
4. Transform your child's life through learning the arts.
5. Reduces dementia. Studies show that creative engagement reduces feelings of isolation and depression and can even help sharpen senses.
2. Interact with other students even while social distancing.
3. Learn from someone with over a decade of sculpting experience.
4. Transform your child's life through learning the arts.
5. Reduces dementia. Studies show that creative engagement reduces feelings of isolation and depression and can even help sharpen senses.