--- title: "Artists exploring clay" url: "https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-13-12-33-00-artists-exploring-clay" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Artists exploring clay ![Image of Artists exploring clay](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_3194.jpeg) 13 January 2025 [Mrs Powles](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/kpowles) [Class 1](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-1) Our year 1 children have had a wonderful lesson exploring clay as part of their art topic. They have tried different techniques to shape and mould the clay. In their lesson today, they have made clay pots using the pinching technique. They had a great lesson and loved making their pots which we will be painting, later on in the topic. Well done Year 1! [ Green power Week 1](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-13-12-14-00-green-power-week-1) [Blending/ smudging with pastels ](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-13-14-01-00-blending-smudging-with-pastels) ![The Howard Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/logo/Howard-footer-Logo.png) ### The Howard Primary School The Square Elford Tamworth B79 9DB 01827 383292 - [Term Dates](http://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) © Copyright 2019–2026 The Howard Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)