This is Dino, one of my home art students
I teach a few children, in my home studio. Dino is one of them. Here he is with his latest creation. Its a green man with jointed arms and legs. Dino is a very creative kid with amazing skills. I only hope that I can accommodate all of his ideas. He enjoys creating some of the tiniest ceramic piece with the greatest of detail. The first piece he created in my studio was a ventriloquist on a chair holding his puppet. The entire piece was only 4 inches high and had amazing detail. Before he came to my class he was creating with sculpey clay, a material I have never used. I believe sculpey is a plastic type product you cook in a toaster oven. The finish on sculpey is nothing like ceramic, it has more of a plastic feel and look. One of the difference about sculpey clay is that is comes in colors so Dino had to paint his piece with underglaze. I was imagining that this would frustrate him, but he came through with flying colors. He has incredible patients. He is an interesting character!
