April 20, 2026
High School Clay Creations Inspired by First Grade Drawings
Prince high school pottery students recently had the opportunity to help bring to life the creative imaginings of first-grade students.
The project began in lower school art class, where first graders designed colorful and creative monsters. Those pictures were then given to high school pottery students to create clay sculptures of the monsters. The result was a delightful array of colors and features – spikes, eyeballs, scales, wings – the funny imaginings of first-grade monsters.
High school visual arts teacher Meghan Hudson shares why she loves this project. “Our high schoolers are often hesitant to create something super imaginative, often worried about what their classmates will think. This project takes away that worry and allows them to have fun, almost like being a kid again!”
The first graders were delighted to see their drawings come to life. Violet Todd explained how she colored her monster pink and purple because those were her favorite colors, while Foster Stubbs said, “I made my monster to look like Mike Wasoski from Monsters Inc., and I named him Spikey.”
Overall, first graders approved of the clay creations, and high school artists were happy to collaborate with their younger schoolmates on such a fun and inspiring project.
