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2024 Year in Review
2024: A Year of Creativity and Fun at Slowfire! What a year! In 2024, we taught nearly 2,000 people , with fan-favorite programs like...
noelleallen
Jan 52 min read
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Gingerbread Workshops
Our students had a delightful and creative experience learning to bake and decorate gingerbread houses with Ms. Kristi! First, they got...
noelleallen
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Support Art, Empower Community!
Support Art, Empower Community! Explore works by Slowfire teaching artists Noelle Allen, Tyler Yocum, Jeny Martinez, and Veronica Fremont...
noelleallen
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Mondays with Art Club!
Our young artists have been working hard in our after school art club learning about different artists and their methods of art making!...
alicearreola08
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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Harry Potter Birthday Party!
Do you have a birthday coming up? Slowfire can host your birthday party! This past weekend we hosted a 12 year old that enjoys sweet...
noelleallen
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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Teen Ceramics Internship with Youth Crossroads of Berwyn
Ms. Maliya has been leading our Ceramics Internship Program in partnership with Youth Crossroads of Berwyn this fall, where we've teamed...
noelleallen
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Ceramics at Whittier Elementary: Whittier Wise!
During the Fall 1 semester, Ms. Carrie and Ms. Amy led two Ceramics classes with Slowfire at Whittier Elementary, teaching Grades K-2 on...
noelleallen
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Fall 1 Real or CAKE?
Our Real or Cake students this session have built, frosted, mixed up and made cake BOOKS! Ms, Kristi has had so much fun teaching this...
noelleallen
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Slowfire's Amazing Face Painters
Face painting is a vibrant and fun art form where faces become living canvases for creativity! It’s all about transforming a person into...
noelleallen
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Can Chat GPT help a beginner on the wheel?
Let's ask it! I posed the question: What are the basics of throwing in pottery? I also prompted Chat GPT to focus on body mechanics and...
noelleallen
Sep 11, 20248 min read
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We will, we will RA-KU, RA-KU!
Our adult students, along with one adventurous teen (with a parent in tow), had an incredible outing at Chicago Kiln Service! Guided by...
noelleallen
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Camp Week 9 Pictures & Video!
Our campers had a wonderful week! Check out pictures from the field trip to Peggy Notebart Nature Museum, images from our campers in Real...
noelleallen
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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Teen Ceramics Membership
Those difficult adolescent years when you're "too old" for a babysitter, but "too young" to fly through life solo. The expectations...
noelleallen
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Camp Week 8!
Pictures from Exploring our Oceans, T. Swift Eras Camp, and Baking Camp Baking camps made gourmet s’mores, brownies, chocolate cake,...
noelleallen
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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Camp Week 7
Photographs from Miyazaki in the Kitchen, Swifties Love Art, and Exploring our Oceans! Swifties Love Art: To see all camp performances...
noelleallen
Aug 10, 20241 min read
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Miyazaki in the Kitchen!
For this of you familiar with Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films, you surely remember the steaming bowls of noodles, inviting cups of tea,...
noelleallen
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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Week 6 Camp Pictures!
Please check out our instagram and facebook pages for video from Hi Barbie! @slowfireceramics and SLOWFIRE on facebook:...
noelleallen
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Camp Week 5 Recap!
Our campers made all kinds of art this week, from ceramic wind chimes to cherry blossoom paintings! At our Grove Art/Music GRRRRL power...
noelleallen
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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Camp Week 4 July 8-12
We wrapped up this week with performances, field trips, more art, and friendships. Our students at The Learning Specialist x Afternoon...
noelleallen
Jul 13, 20241 min read
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July 8-12 Midweek Update
Dear Families, We are having an awesome week full of art, music, games, park outings, rain, friendships and more! Ms. Joss and Ms. Diane...
noelleallen
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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