Photo by Emily DeLoach
“The students are always so happy to be here,” said Fernando Arango, director of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Department Art Club. “This is a blessing in disguise. Working with these kids makes you value what you have.”
Students at FSDB learn about the art of pottery with a little guidance
By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu
When you think of cold, wet clay, do you think of it being used for therapeutic purposes?
According to Fernando Arango, director of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Department Art Club, this is just one of the advantages of the pottery class that he teaches at the school.
Arango, who has worked with the club for two years, holds the class for the school’s blind students every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
“It is like therapy for the students because it helps with coordination,” Arango said. “Since they cannot see, they have good perception of dimension and they are good at sculpting.”