A Great Idea to Help Teachers Keep Clay Out of the Drain! An Smart Alternative to a Clay Sink Trap Jeni Hansen-Gard

Keeping clay out of your drains is a must for any ceramic artist. This can be a particular challenge for teachers of the younger grades. If you have a clay sink trap, that can help prevent problems, but if not, you’ll need another solution.

Well, we have a great one for you today! In this clip, excerpted from her video Teaching Clay in the Classroom, Part 1, ceramic artist and educator Jeni Hansen Gard shares her system for making sure clay stays out of the drain.  - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor

This clip was excerpted from Teaching Clay in the Classroom, Part 1, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop.

To learn more about Jeni Hansen Gard and see more images of her work, visit her website http://jenigard.weebly.com/.

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**First published in 2018.