Decorative Art Around the World

From the beginning of time, humans have decorated their environment from adorning their homes to embellishing their clothing. Decorative art is useful as well as beautiful – furniture, glassware, ceramics, woodwork, metalwork, and textiles are among the most important decorative arts.

Students will create their own pieces of decorative art from examples including weaving a small rug or wall hanging, painting a tea set and cutting board, decoupaging a tray or jewelry box, creating a ceramic vase and toys, and decorating clothing! They will take inspiration from the work of professional artists and craftsmen and folk artists from around the world!

Weather permitting, there will be a one-day field trip to the Yale University Art Gallery to view the Decorative Art Collection.

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.