Ceramics 1 Week 10

Maturing Temperature Temperature at which clay becomes bisque Cone 04 to cone 1800 º -1926º f

Different Types of Clay Become Bisque at Different Temperatures

Earthenware Clay 1800 o Still porous (absorbs water) Clay fires white or pink Glazes more likely to retain bright colors

Terracotta Is One Type of Earthenware Clay Used to make flower pots

Stoneware 2100 o o Stronger than earthenware Impervious to water & acids Glaze colors more muted Glaze to clay bond stronger so less likely to chip

Porcelain Clay 2300 o white clay having the consistency of toothpaste

Porcelain Tolets Sinks

Porcelain Walls Can Be Made So Thin That They Are Translucent This Artist Puts a Tea Light Inside That Makes Her Work Glow!

Malleable Clay Very plastic, easy to model Requires very little slip or scoring to join

Leather Hard Clay Stronger, supports own weight, doesn’t sag or tear easily Requires extensive slip and scores to join

Bone Dry Clay Very hard Very brittle Forms break easily Clay must be bone dry to be fired in the kiln

Creative Problem Solving Synectics Comes from the Greek word for "bringing different things into a unified connection"

Synectics Means Metaphors Metaphors create relationships between unlike things, people, animals, objects, events or concepts.

Easy Metaphors How is the ocean like the sky? How is a piano like a bird? Both the ocean and the sky are blue, both contain moisture, etc. Both pianos and birds make beautiful music…

Try to Find a Common Relationship Between These Two Very Different Things 4 acres of tall gray stone columns And A little girl dressed in pink

What Can Relate These Two Things:?

The More You Know about the subject the Better the Metaphor! The Girl Is Standing in the Middle of a Memorial in Berlin, Germany Dedicated to the Millions of Murdered Jews of Europe

What links these two things? Peter Eisenman said, he created 4 acres of gray stone pillars in a maze to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere This uneasy feeling is mirrored in the little girl’s separation from her mother, just like the millions of dead are separated from their families This uneasy feeling is mirrored in the little girl’s confusion within the maze

Self-portrait Project Start thinking about a metaphor for your life, your relationships with friends and/or family members What 3 forms, colors, shapes, etc. Create a metaphor to tell your story Create a metaphor for your personality, and your history My world is a color, a shape, and a feeling