Saint Olaf students ready artwork for school's annual auction

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BOUNTIFUL — As Saint Olaf Catholic School’s Annual Auction approaches, each grade is working to produce a class project which will be used as an auction item. Students enthusiastically participate to produce a unique and creative item that will achieve a high bid from the auction goers. This year, our Pre-K students are actively involved in the creation of a real work of art guided by their very talented teacher, Janelle Davis, who is an accomplished artist in the field of hand-built coil pottery. Mrs. Davis hand-fashioned a large pottery cylinder using coils of pottery clay and pinching techniques at which she is a master. Once the cylinder was completed, the students began to carefully carve their own designs into the clay. Mrs. Davis patiently instructed each child individually so that every part of the design is a creation of each little hand in the class. Once the carving and cleaning is complete, the cylinder will be fired to harden it. Each design will then be painted and decorated by the creator of that particular design. After the artistic work is completed, the cylinder will be fired once again and will result in a one-of-a kind piece of art that is sure to bring lots of large bids at the auction. Not only have our youngest students provided a remarkable project for our auction, they have learned the joy and satisfaction of learning to create something artistic and unique. Saint Olaf is very fortunate to have such a talented artist as a member of our staff who not only teaches and molds our youngest students each and every day at the beginning of their educational lives, but allows them to learn an artistic skill and to experience the gratification of creating a beautiful work of art.

Courtesy of Saint Olaf Catholic School