Thursday, December 17, 2009
Clay Books - Teacher Example
Remember the Lord of the Flies book that Stephen was working on earlier this semester? It's done! Students will begin applying acrylic paint to their ceramic books right after the holiday break.
Animal Pinch-Pots
For this assignment, students had to create "eggish" animal figurines using a new hand-building technique: pinch-pots.
Each student made two of these pinch-pots, fused them together at the rims, and used the resulting egg shape to build an animal of their choosing.
The animals are representative of a characteristic that the student either strongly admires or dislikes. Here are some of the finished pieces, fresh out of the glaze kiln:
Each student made two of these pinch-pots, fused them together at the rims, and used the resulting egg shape to build an animal of their choosing.
The animals are representative of a characteristic that the student either strongly admires or dislikes. Here are some of the finished pieces, fresh out of the glaze kiln:
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