1. CERAMICS UNIT A QUICK SUMMARY OF CLAY & A STUDIO PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. 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!

5. 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!!!

6. 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!!!

7. 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.

8. TIME TO DESIGN! ***Your design sheet must have slab, coil, and pinch labeled!*** ***Figure our your details, theme, decoration ideas now!***

9. STUDENT EXAMPLES - CUPCAKES