Date: 3 Wednesdays, December 3-17, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Monica Hewryk
Level: Some clay experience preferred (Minimum Age: 16)
Location: FVAC Annex 8D at 8 Canal Court, Unit D, Avon, CT 06001, across from FVAC campus
Materials fee for 25 lbs stoneware clay: $33
Tuition: $180 includes glazes and firing, Members save 10%
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Class Description

This class will focus on the basics of sculpting in clay. Students will learn to sculpt an animal using different hand-building and modeling techniques. Students will build the foundation/silhouette of their animal and then add details to develop the animal’s characteristics. Bring reference images of an animal you would like to make. Printouts of multiple views are recommended.

Materials
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About the Instructor

Monica Hewryk graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania with a Master in Fine Arts in ceramics in 2021. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Central Connecticut State University with a concentration in ceramics in 2014. Monica previously worked as the University Assistant at Central Connecticut State University, the intern at Wesleyan Potters, and a Resident Potter at Guilford Art Center. She has been exhibiting work in juried exhibitions and group shows since 2013. Monica maintains a private studio at home and continues to exhibit her work nationally. Combining personal narratives about time and the human condition, Monica’s most recent work illustrates ideas of imperfection, inevitability, and disease. She intentionally leaves portions of the work visible underneath the grotesque textured surfaces on her ceramic pieces to portray what used to be. Visit Monica's website.