Essential Questions:
What different ways can you create texture on clay?
How do you create a organic slab sculpture?
VOCABULARY
Slab Building- a method of making pottery in which a think, flat plate, or slice of clay is cut into shapes which are joined to form an object. The joined edges are scored and slipped.
ARTIST EXAMPLES
ASSIGNMENT
Create a sculpture or vessel using stiff slab construction. Must include at least 3 different textures, include sgraffito somewhere and include at least one sculptural attachment (handles, feet, plants, animal... etc. etc.)
Requirements:
Prep:
Sketches of design- 5 points
Cardboard template- 15 points
Forming:
No cracks on edges- 5 points
Includes at least 3 different textures- 5 points
Sgraffito- 5 points
Organic form (not a cube or rectangle) - 15 points
Glazing:
Must include at least 2 different glazes- 10 points
Reflection:
Self review- 5 points
Peer review- 5 points
Total points-70
Requirements:
Prep:
Sketches of design- 5 points
Cardboard template- 15 points
Forming:
No cracks on edges- 5 points
Includes at least 3 different textures- 5 points
Sgraffito- 5 points
Organic form (not a cube or rectangle) - 15 points
Glazing:
Must include at least 2 different glazes- 10 points
Reflection:
Self review- 5 points
Peer review- 5 points
Total points-70
TUTORIALS
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Slab building demo
Scraffito demo
Scraffito demo