Ceramic Desserts

Clay and Acrylic Paint

TASK

You will create a realistic replica of your favorite dessert using clay and acrylic paints.

Your clay sculpture will be a hollow form that is cut and made into a lidded container.

Wayne ThiebaudAmerican painter

Most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks.

Associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture

Uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects

What you will do

List at least 10 different desserts… think cakes, cupcakes, pies, etc.

Choose one final dessert to use for your project.

Find interesting reference images for your dessert and print them in color

What you will do

Draw color sketches for how your ceramic dessert will look

Think about:• Details, textures and

embellishments • Handle for the lid on your

dessert container• Colors and ‘flavors’

Conference with teacher to choose final direction

What you will do

Participate in demonstration and experiment with various clay hand-building techniques (pinch, coil, slab, score/slip, additive and subtractive).

What you will do

Build your ceramic dessert using one (or a combination) of the methods demonstrated.

Use your Ceramics Reference Sheets for guidelines on each technique and proper storage and handling.

What you will do

While your ceramic dessert is drying and being fired, participate in demonstration and experiment with acrylic painting techniques.

Once your ceramic dessert has been fired, you will paint it using acrylic paints.

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