CERAMICS UNITA QUICK SUMMARY OF CLAY &

A STUDIO PROJECT DESCRIPTION

WHAT IS A CLAY?

WHAT IS FIRING?

WHAT IS BISQUEWARE/GLAZEWARE?

WHAT IS SLAB, COIL, AND PINCH?

WHAT IS A VESSEL?

WHAT WILL I MAKE WITH CLAY?

CLAY VESSELS

TARGETS:

• STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC CLAY BUILDING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING COIL, SLAB, AND PINCH, BY SUCCESSFULLY CREATING TWO DIFFERENT VESSELS! ONE VESSEL WILL BE A REQUIRED CLAY CUPCAKE AND THE OTHER, A FREESTYLE PROJECT.

• STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS STAGES OF CLAY INCLUDING GREENWARE, BISQUEWARE, AND GLAZEWARE.

• STUDENTS WILL ALSO INTEGRATE SYMBOLS AND OBJECTS THAT REFLECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR INTERESTS THROUGH DECORATIVE EMBELLISHMENT AND BASIC TRANSFERRING STRATEGIES.

• STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND BOTH ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE SCULPTURE TECHNIQUES (SLIP/SCORE/SEAL).

• STUDENTS WILL REFLECT ON THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A CERAMIC ARTWORK THROUGH WRITTEN REFLECTION.

SO…WHAT IS A VESSEL?

• A VESSEL IS A HOLLOW CONTAINER, USED TO HOLD SOMETHING

• IT IS “UTILITARIAN” – IN OTHER WORDS IT IS A USEFUL PIECE OF ART! IT CAN HOLD FOOD, WATER, OR ANY SORT OF SPECIAL ITEMS YOU MAY COLLECT.

• MOST OF THE TIME A VESSEL TAKES ON THE SHAPE OF A BOWL, BUT IN THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU CAN GET MORE CREATIVE THEN THAT!

WHAT IS SLAB?

• ONE OF THE MOST BASIC HAND BUILDING TECHNIQUES USED WITHIN CLAY.

• PROCESS BY WHICH CLAY IS FLATTENED WITH A ROLLER, CUT INTO “SLABS” AND THEN SCORED/SLIPPED/SEALED TOGETHER.

• CLAY PANCAKE!!!

WHAT IS COIL?

• ANOTHER HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUE USED IN CLAY.

• PROCESS BY WHICH LONG ROLLS OF CLAY ARE CREATED AND GLUED (SLIPPED) TOGETHER TO CREATE CERAMICS

• CLAY SNAKE!!!

WHAT IS A PINCH POT?• ANOTHER HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUE USED IN CLAY.• "PINCH" IN CERAMICS IS A METHOD OF SHAPING CLAY

BY INSERTING THE THUMB OF ONE HAND INTO THE CLAY AND LIGHTLY SQUEEZING (WITH THE THUMB AND FINGERS) WHILE SLOWLY ROTATING THE CLAY.

• A PINCH POT IS CREATED WHEN DOING THIS STRATEGY TO A BALL OF CLAY.

TIME TO DESIGN!

***Your design sheet must have slab, coil, and pinch labeled!***

***Figure our your details, theme, decoration ideas now!***

STUDENT EXAMPLES - CUPCAKES