Artist: Terri Herring

Biography:

Terri Herring is the director of Ravens Run Visual & Performing Arts Camp. She has taught art classes at Rimon Jewish Day School, Shir Ami Kindergarten, Sol Feinstone Kindergarten Art Program, and Children’s Seashore House. She has been a participating artist in AIR since 2002. Terri studied at both Queens College and The Clay Studio. Website: www.ravensrunarts.com

Programs by this Artist:

Empty Bowls Community Service Project

Students will learn about hunger in our community by participating in a community service project.  Each student will create a hand-crafted, clay bowl using assorted textures, stamps and colored glazes.  The entire community will come together for a meal (soup, … Continue reading →

“Wild Things” Clay Monster Faces

Using the book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, as inspiration,  students will learn the basics of sculpting. Each student will create a unique monster face out of clay. The monster faces will be glazed in bright colors … Continue reading →

Custom Mosaic Mural

Artist works with class or school community to create a custom mosaic mural to be permanently installed in a school. Each student creates tiles that are incorporated. Continue reading →

“Wild Things” Clay Monster Faces

Using the book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, as inspiration, students will learn the basics of sculpting. Each student will create a unique monster face out of clay. The monster faces will be glazed in bright colors Continue reading →

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: An Introduction to Clay

This residency will introduce young children to working with clay.  Each student will create a shoe-print butterfly and a caterpillar. Continue reading →

Mosaic Bench Project

Artist works with students to create custom mosaic benches. Each student creates tiles that are incorporated. Continue reading →

Native American Storytellers

Learn the story of a Native American artist, the art of storytelling, culminating with students creating and painting their own ceramic storytellers. Continue reading →

Clay Gargoyles

Artist will teach students the various styles and uses of gargoyles in European and American architecture. Students create their own clay medieval gargoyle. Continue reading →

Life Size Weaving

Using plastic construction fencing as looms, children will make and weave their own life-size projects. Continue reading →

Mexico’s Day of the Dead Celebration

Students learn about the origins and customs of Los Dias de los Muertos in Mexico and make a traditional sugar skull. Continue reading →

Eric Carle and Paste Paper Collage

Students will learn what texture is and hear the book, The Mixed-Up Chameleo, by Eric Carle. They will then create paste paper textures and make up their own mixed up imaginary animal. Continue reading →

Japanese Teabowls, Scrolls & Ceremony

Learn history and tradition of Japanese Tea Ceremony and children will make their own ceramic bowls and scrolls. Continue reading →

The Art of Papermaking

Explore history and tradition of papermaking using recycled paper and create multi-colored pulp paintings. Continue reading →

The Munny Project

An interactive project involving visual arts, story telling and movement. Students create their own “munny” character, assign it character traits and create a story-line in groups. Music and creative movement also incorporated. Continue reading →