Community Art Classes + Claybody
What is Claybody?
Settle your nervous system and spend some quality time with clay.
Claybody is introspective, trauma-aware arts programming created in response to my experiences in the studio working with folks who are burned out from work, exposed to trauma regularly and feeling depleted, hopeless and/or in need to quality time with the material world (and themselves).
Waveform has also added Community Art Classes under the Claybody umbrella in the form of monthly hand-building, painting, and other art classes.
What are Community Art Classes?
Community Art Classes keep a low cost tuition, and are often dedicated to specific groups within our community.
How are Community Art Classes different from Waveform’s pottery classes, class bundles, Claydates and Birthday Parties?
Original class offerings are a little faster paced and are a bit more on the hospitality/entertainment side of the spectrum. Community Art Classes are more chill, with less emphasis on technical know-how (though that’s there if you ask!) and more focused on intentional group bonding, the healing power of art and creative joy as resistance.
Currently Waveform offers monthly hand-building craft nights, wood-burning classes, and sober sip ‘n’ paints.
Community programming is for…
folks working with the environment or animal services
caregivers & healthcare workers
trauma stewards (social work, education, etc.) in need of protective remedies for burnout
self-acknowledged perfectionists and recovering people pleasers
knowledge workers who feel stuck or uninspired
people who feel a disconnect with their bodies
anyone feeling burned out, anxious, depressed or craving community and connection with self
Art Classes include…
Thoughtful, fun playlists that engages the senses and supports emotional well-being.
Movement: stretching, body scans and movement to promote physical well-being and release tension.
Opportunities to express yourself and explore your inner world through clay in motion, hand-building, painting and more.
Emphasis on supported failure: an environment where you can experiment, take risks, and learn without judgment.
Peer-support: an opportunity to connect
