Clay Sun Face ProjectClay Sun Face Project

Unit: BalanceUnit: Balance

Relief Sculpture

• A 3-d surface that projects out from a flat back

• Only 180 degrees, unlike “in the round sculpture” that you can see 360 degrees

• Can only be viewed from the front

• Hangs on the wall

Handbuilding Ceramics

•Slab

•Modeling

•Coiling

Slabwork:

• The process of creating a ceramic form by rolling out flat sheets of clay of uniform thickness.

Modeling:

• Creating a form by pinching or squeezing clay with your hands.

Coiling:

• Building a clay form by rolling out long ropes of clay

3 techniques for creating texture on clay:

• Carving

• Impressed

• Applied

Carving:

• The process of taking away part of the clay (such as cutting a hole), or drawing into the surface of the clay with a sharp or looped tool.

Impressed:

• The process of creating texture by pushing or stamping objects into the clay surface.

Applied:

• The technique of adding onto clay to create a raised surface.

Wedging:

• The process of removing air bubbles from clay by kneading it.

The 3 “S”s of attaching clay:

• Score - Roughing Up the Clay

• Slip - Clay + Water

• Seal - Smoothing the Seems

4 Stages of Clay:

• Plastic - Quality of clay that allows it to be manipulated and still maintain its shape without cracking or sagging

• Leatherhard - Midway drying point of the clay

• Greenware (Bonedry) - Clay that is completely dried but not fired yet

• Bisque – Clay objects that have been fired for the 1st time without any glaze applied to them

The Sun as Seen in other Cultures…

African Sun Mask

Native American Sun Face

Incan Sun God