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Wind Chime Bell Children's Class
This is a video for children 6-8 years of age demonstrating how to make a wind-chime bell!

Lynette Ratzlaff
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Successful Zoom Clay Class!
Recently I hosted a Zoom session for about 8 children 6-9 years of age during which they created small animal sculptures based on the...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Sculpting Animals inspired by Margaret Hudson - Kid Version
Amazing small animals can be made using a solid piece of clay as long as there's a pencil hole put through the middle! Watch this...

Lynette Ratzlaff
May 31, 20201 min read
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The Three Rules for Sculpting in Clay - Kid Version
I and my grandson have just held our second successful on-line clay sculpting class! Clay creations of all sorts are showing up on my...

Lynette Ratzlaff
May 25, 20201 min read
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The Dragon Lives!
My grandson and I spent 3 wonderful days last Summer building a large gardengoyle dragon - quite an undertaking for a 8-year-old! We...

Lynette Ratzlaff
May 8, 20201 min read
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Coil Pot Zoom Class Success!
We had an amazing Zoom clay-building session last Friday and wonderful creations are appearing on my doorstep! The 4 children, ranged in...

Lynette Ratzlaff
May 8, 20201 min read
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Coil Pot Video for Children's Art Lesson
During this COVID quarantine, my grandson and I decided to produce a Zoom clay lesson for the five grade-school-age children who live on...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Apr 27, 20201 min read
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Dim Mirror
Since I was a child, who was raised to believe in angels, I've been fascinated with the thin barrier between the world that we see, hear...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Oct 31, 20191 min read
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The Queue
For a while I've been contemplating the "queue" of life that all of us join as we're being born. We slowly move to the front of the line...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Sep 27, 20191 min read
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Consider the Lilies...
"Consider the lilies, they spin not, yet kings are not dressed as beautifully." I opted to break my creativity block with a favorite...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Sep 16, 20191 min read
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It's a Start...
It's taken a while to get myself started back in the studio. The clay's dried out, the patio furniture and cockroaches have taken over...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Sep 16, 20191 min read
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Seeking Joy...
It's taken a while for me to break out of the haze of the newly retired. I'm being conscious of finding small things that give me joy. ...

Lynette Ratzlaff
Sep 15, 20191 min read
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