Join us for a focus on the importance of character development in storytelling with exposure to sculpture, weighting, and form. This enrichment merges a bit of creative writing with 3-D sculpture and a whole lot of imagination. After learning a bit about what makes a great character, students will craft a character profile and backstory and then bring them to life using wire armatures, foil, and polymer clay. Build one character or a whole cast of them, a backdrop, and props. Final projects will be fired and sent home to paint if desired. There might even be a show to present. This enrichment is taught by children's author, visual artist, Taylor Tyng. Sculpey brand clay, contains no allergens, AP non-toxic / Wire / Foil.

When: The Week of Aug. 11 (5 Classes)

Time: 10-11:30 a.m.

Audience: Students in Grades: 4-12

TLC Studios is located at 390 Washington Street in Dedham, Ma. There is easy, free parking at Keystone Lot (10 Eastern Ave.).

About the Facilitator

Taylor Tyng

Taylor Tyng is a children's author, visual artist, and arts educator. His career spans decades, working in advertising and entertainment as a designer, animator, creative director, film editor, software maker, and entrepreneur. Taylor's debut series, CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND, was called "an engrossing and inventive flight through the skies" by Kirkus Reviews and a "soaring debut with echoes of Jules Verne and Roald Dahl" by Booklist. His next book, SPROUT (Random House Children's Books), a middle-grade contemporary fantasy novel about a girl searching for the truth behind her strange abnormality, publishes in 2026. Taylor also teaches 3D art and design at Dedham Country Day School.

Website: taylortyng.com

Instagram: @taylortyng