9 Creative Clay Hacks for the Art Room

Are you a busy art teacher juggling tight budgets and minimal prep time? If so, this series is just for YOU!

Welcome to the Art of Education’s Art Room Hacks—round 2! Join Crystal Dunn, a secondary art teacher in Pennsylvania, for all things ceramics and hacks to make teaching ceramics so much easier. Plus, stay tuned for a fun, competitive art activity all about rolling coils!

Watch for these ceramics hacks to save you valuable time and resources:

• Try plastic wrap to keep cookie cutters clean.
• Repurpose gel plates to print on clay.
• Transfer images with a needle tool.
• Recycle wet clay from the wheel for slip.
• Store slip in large protein jars.
• Clean with car sponges.
• Remove clay residue with plastic scrapers.
• Transform takeout containers into individual clay tool kits.
• Lay down palette paper for clay messy mats.

Don’t miss more innovative art medium hacks on:

• Drawing,
• Embroidery and Sewing,
• Painting,
• Digital and Darkroom Photography,
• Media Arts,
• … and Printmaking!

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