ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What is a figurine?
How do you make a pinch pot?
Why do we score and slip?
What are the four steps needed when forming ceramic artwork?
WHY?
Technical Skills:
Pinch Pot
Making a Sphere
Score and Slip
Carving
Art Concept:
Figurative Art
Craftsmanship
Life:
Problem Solving
Planning
Following multi-step instructions
ASSIGNMENT
Create a figurine by combining two pinch pots and sculpt by using additive and subtractive techniques.
Requirements:
Prep:
Art History and Vocabulary- 5 points
Pinch pot checked off- 5 points
Score and Slip Check off- 5 points
Sketch- 5 points
Forming:
Step 1 complete- 5 points
Step 2 complete- 5 points
Step 3 complete- 5 points
Step 4 complete- 5 points
Surface:
Glazing Complete- 5 points
Glaze Proper thickness- 5 points
Homework:
“Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot”- 5 points
Reflections:
In- progress - 5 points
Self review- 5 points
Peer review- 5 points
Total points- 50
INSPIRATION
Pinch Technique- a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present.The process begins with a ball of clay. Thumbs are pushed into the center, and then rudimentary walls are created by pinching and turning the pot.
Score and Slip- refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.
- First, score the clay; this means that you make scratches in the surfaces that will be sticking together.
- Then you slip it; that is you wet the surface with some slip, using it like glue.
- Next, you press the two pieces together.
Glaze- A glassy coating that has been melted onto a ceramic surface. It is used to decorate the piece and to seal the clay surfaces.
Score and Slip- refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.
- First, score the clay; this means that you make scratches in the surfaces that will be sticking together.
- Then you slip it; that is you wet the surface with some slip, using it like glue.
- Next, you press the two pieces together.
Glaze- A glassy coating that has been melted onto a ceramic surface. It is used to decorate the piece and to seal the clay surfaces.
PINCH POT CHECK OFF
Follow the instructions on the video and the printed version on your table to create a pinch pot. You must cut the pinch put in half and show it to Ms. Gray in order for you to get your 5 points.
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SCORE AND SLIP
DEVELOPMENT
CREATION
(Forming)
STEP ONE - Make a sphere using two pinch pots
STEP TWO- Score and slip your basic additions and carve out large areas
STEP THREE- Carve and sculpt the details
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STEP FOUR-
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CREATION
(Surface)
HOMEWORK
Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot
Handcrafted small-batch ceramics are everywhere these days. You see them in trendsetting boutiques like the Primary Essentials in Brooklyn and Still House in Manhattan, artfully arranged in window displays and on shelves like totems of good taste. They can be spotted in the stylized pages of Kinfolk, Apartamento and other cult magazines, often paired with organically shaped cutting boards and sun-dappled potted succulents.