Unleash Your Inner Artist This Fall: Clay Ghosts & Pumpkin Still Life (Grades 5–8)
Instructor: Alyssa Gangemi
Alyssa is a certified K-12 Art Teacher with her master’s degree in Art Education from Boston University and a post-baccalaureate from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has over two decades of experience teaching in public and private schools and is deeply committed to enhancing lives through creativity.
Class Syllabus (2 sessions)
Day 1Oct 20 · 3:30 PM
Wet Work: Hand-Building with Clay & the Pumpkin BaseYoung artists squish, coil, and sculpt their own clay ghosts and build the base of a pumpkin still life — a gloriously messy first afternoon.
Day 2Oct 22 · 3:30 PM
It's All in the Details: Decoupage & Oil PastelDecoupage transforms the ghosts, and bold oil-pastel work finishes the pumpkin still life in rich fall color.
About This Session
One week, two afternoons, and a table full of clay, paper, and paint. In this fall mini-session at our Waynesville, NC studio, grades 5–8 artists hand-build spooky-cute clay ghosts, bring them to life with decoupage, and finish a pumpkin still life in vibrant oil pastel.
Come create beautiful fall works of art using sculpture, painting, and mixed-media techniques. Day one is wet work — hand-building with clay and forming the pumpkin base; day two is all in the details — decoupage and oil pastel. No experience needed, and every artist goes home with finished fall pieces they'll be proud to display.
Small-group instruction with Alyssa Gangemi (just 10 seats) means real, hands-on guidance for every young artist — the perfect creative after-school outlet this October.
All materials — clay, decoupage papers, oil pastels, and paint — are included in the class price.