the face mural! made up of a multitude of individual faces, the finished project will consist of one...
TRANSCRIPT
The Face Mural!
Made up of a multitude of individual faces, the finished project will consist of one or more 24”x 48” plywood and solid oak shadow boxes that could be mounted permanently on any
school wall or temporarily hung in some other location. Any kind of clay can be used. Fired to cone 05 the pieces are not
glazed. They of course could be, but that gets to be a bit more involved. The originator of this project prefers the raw clay. Yes,
it might attract dust, but a brush vacuum cleaner cleans the “masterpiece” in no time!
By Rogier Donker
Use whatever tools at your disposal: pencil, modeling tool or the like.
Rogier Donker www.donkerstudio.org
Ponder this! You will be using different colors of clay, reddish brown (like the color of a clay flower pot), a darker version of the preceding, buff (like the color of sand), speckled brown and white Once complete and mounted on the wall, the panels will look quite impressive! When the project begins, pay attention to the directions given by Mr. Donker, your teacher and the aides. The project is not something that can be completed in one or two sessions, so you will have to practice patience, be dedicated to the final product and behave accordingly! It will take several weeks if not months before the project is finished, but once it is you can find and show off your face to your parents, grand parents and fellow students. “Yes”, you may find and touch YOUR creation, but please do so gently so future students (who will be doing this same project) can do the same! Be gentle and kind! Above all else: Have fun!
Rogier Donker www.donkerstudio.org
Read! Observe! And Learn!
• Clay is wet with water when you work with it. As it dries, it shrinks as the water evaporates.
• During the firing in the kiln, it shrinks even more.
• If you do not firmly attach appendages (pieces!) to the underlying body (the face, in this case) said appendages will come off! As seen on the next slide – Face is now useless
Rogier Donker www.donkerstudio.org