The pottery room is one of the most beloved in camp. There are two types of pottery-making. The first is hand-building: each camper gets a slab of clay which they fashion into the shape of their choice. After they form their clay, they smooth it out with cards or small rolling pins. They use stamps or stencils and indent ridges to design their clay. The other type of pottery is wheel-throwing. This works by smoothing out clay on the wheel to make it into a cylindrical shape, like a bowl, a cup, or a round dish. Zlatie is making a washing cup on the wheel. She says that pottery is one of the reasons she comes back to camp, but the real reason is because she loves Camp Simcha! Many campers are making pottery dishes for the kitchen. Elana is making a big platter which she plans to give to her mother as a present; Blimie is making a spoon-rest; others are making bowls and plates and trays. After the clay is shaped and designed, it’s baked so it becomes hard. Everyone is excited to return to pottery for the next part of the workshop. They’ll paint the pottery and gloss it to make it smooth and shiny. When they’re all done, they’ll have a unique piece of pottery to take home!
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