Six-year-old Thornwood resident Leo DiNota practices extreme focus while detailing his snowman ornament in a Clay Art Center classroom at 40 Beech St. DiNota came to the Kids Ornament Making Clay Class with his school friend and parents on Saturday, Dec. 2. Another class will take place at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9.
Luke Ciliberti, a 6-year-old from Thornwood, watches Zoey Scheler show the class how to cut out their ornaments. Scheler, the class instructor, is a 28-year-old resident artist at the Clay Art Center.
Cecilia Hoogstra (left), Laeticia Clauss, Thea Fortin and Elina Francis use stencils to sketch and carve holiday ornaments. The four fifth-grade friends came to the workshop together from Rye. DSC_4865 Clay Center Ornament Class .psd The 11 participants work hard to bring festive decorations home. Each child made multiple clay ornaments, which will be ready to pick up before the holidays begin.
New Rochelle resident Morayada Rosado and 6-year-old Nyah Rosado decorate clay Christmas trees during their mommy-daughter day together at the ornament making class.
Larchmont 5-year-old Scarlett Siotkas adds some final touches to her star ornament before moving on to the painting phase.
