1. The Gargoyle/grotesique Mug Project
During this project you will produce a slab pot mug and decorate it with a Gargoyle face. You will also use a dry brush technique.

2. Research Homework What are Gargoyles and Grotesques?
What is the big difference between the two?
What are character mugs and toby jugs¿
What is the difference between the two?
Get pictures of all these things to help you with your designs.

4. Gargoyle or grotesque ?
We tend to call any piece of architectural sculpture that depicts animals a gargoyle. Strictly speaking, however, gargoyles are decorative waterspouts that preserve stonework by diverting the flow of rainwater away from buildings. The word, gargoyle, derives from the French gargouille, or throat, from which the verb, to gargle, also originates. Although the sculptural waterspout originated in Antiquity, it grew in popularity on Romanesque structures, and proliferated during the Gothic period. Grotesques, while similar in appearance, serve a variety of other practical and ornamental functions, as corbels or capitals, for instance. The term, grotesque, can apply to any fanciful human or animal form, especially when it indulges in caricature or absurdity. These sculptural creatures appear most commonly on religious structures, but also on university buildings, town halls and even on homes.

5. Character mugs

7. Design. Draw a series of designs based on different emotions
Objectives
Research. Look at character mugs and gargoyle sculptures and become familiar with the style.
Design. Draw a series of designs based on different emotions
Construct. Follow my demonstrations and instructions to construct your design, adapt if needed.
Decorate. Follow my instructions to learn a dry brush technique to decorate your pottery.
Evaluate. Reflect on what you have learn and how well you have tried to follow instructions.

8. Gold Silver Bronze

9. Design objectives
Draw out cartoon faces the display the following emotions.
Anger
Fear
Joy
Surprise
Sadness
Confusion
Boredom
Pain.
Crazy

11. Lesson Objectives
Draw four A5 designs based on your homework images. They should fill the space.
These designs should look 3D and have shading. Plus details like horns, scales, fur, eyebrows, teeth, tails, wrinkles, tongues, ect….
These designs should also have colours but the colours should look like the examples.
You should be able to pick the best design to construct next lesson.

12. Construction Objectives.
Role out clay to the correct scale using the rolling pin.
Cut clay to the correct scale.
Create slopes at the two ends
Score, slip, stick.
Roll out the base, cut it out, score, slip, stick.
Roll out handle, cut out handle, slope the ends, score slip, stick.
Put name clearly on the bottom.
8cm diameter
9cm tall, 25cm long, 8mm thick