Totems - Exploration of Idea and Process
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Students will design and build their own clay totems two to five feet tall. The designs will combine symbols, animals, and personal imagery to tell a story. Use of clay armatures, slab construction, and mold making techniques will be explored. Introduction to presentation and installation.
- Purchase clay at first day of class by cash - $25
Missy Kimsey-Hickman
Missy Kimsey-Hickman studied art at Seminole Community College under Grady Kimsey and received her B.A. from Colorado State University. From her Uncle Grady, she learned about primitive clays and pit firing at a young age. She has a focus on primitive clay techniques not only as a potter but as a professional archaeologist. She learned to love working in high fire clays from the instruction of the late Crealdé potter Susan Vey. Susy taught with meticulous detail how to hand build and throw. Those core techniques are used in all of her clay pieces. Missy eventually expanded the medium to sculpting under the instruction of David Cumbie. Kimsey-Hickman works the clay with imagination to create new and unusual figures. She also works in multimedia with old and new items using epoxy clay for added features. Her personal belief is that you should always be yourself as an artist and enjoy the process. Her sculpting is anthropomorphic and whimsical. Her personal belief is that you should always be yourself as an artist and enjoy the process.