1. Ceramics Sun/ Picasso Style “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso

2. Who is Picasso?
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer.
One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture.

3. Just for your education…
Arguably Picasso’s most famous work is his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War – Guernica. This large canvas (over 50 feet long) embodies for many the inhumanity, brutality and hopelessness of war.
Look closely since you will be asked what it is you see and why you think Picasso painted these images.

4. Ceramic Cubism
Designing a sun wall hanging allows you to express emotions through a symbolic image of the sun.
Notice some of the suns have shapes for noses, cut outs for the mouth and cheeks.

5. Terms
Symbolic images - the practice of representing ideas or emotions by symbols.
Slab roller - A machine that presses clay into a flat and even slab for use in pottery. It consists of a large, flat table with a cylindrical roller which is rolled over the clay using a handle or wheel attached to a set of gears.
Potter’s needle - The large, 1-15/16” long, sharp, heat-treated steel needle is set in a 1/2” diameter hardwood handle for a sturdy grip. Used for many tasks in ceramics from cutting, carving, detailing, and piercing for air bubbles.
Air dry - Drying the pottery and clay objects is an important step in getting it ready to be fired. There are two overriding considerations. 1) Clay objects, especially those with protuberances or uneven thickness (e.g. handles) need to be dried evenly. 2) All clay should be bone dry (no water content) before being loaded into the kiln for bisque firing.
Bisque fire - the first firing and is usually only to between cones 04 and 06
Cone 06 fire – Glaze fire that heats to about a temperature of 1873 degrees Fahrenheit, turns the chemicals in painted on glaze into its glass like form
Slip - Slip is usually the consistency of heavy cream. It is a liquefied suspension of clay particles in water often used to join pieces of clay together.

6. More about Ceramics
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7. Your Assignment
Design sun face on 9“ square tag board. Think about the emotion your sun will convey. Cut out with scissors.

8. Wedge and roll out slab of clay (use the slab roller carefully.)

9. Keep the rays of the sun attached.
Trace tag board sun onto clay and cut out with potter's needle or “pointy thing.”
Keep the rays of the sun attached.

10. Drape over small upside down paper plate or bowl including the rays of the sun.
Add facial features- press or carve in, add by scoring and applying slip.
Ideas for faces….keep the rays attached to the face.

11. Carve, press in patterns and textures into the sun rays.
Clean up edges- smooth with a little water on your finger.
Cup of water

12. When drying on rack, place wadded paper under the face to keep the bulging shape. Remove the bowl or plate since the clay will shrink and possibly crack.

13. The final stretch
Must air dry over 2-3 days before it can be bisque fired.
Once fired you may use colorful glazes to depict the emotion of your sun.
Work carefully since mixing glazes does not work…these are chemicals not paints.
Place on firing rack for cone 06 fire.
After firing, we will place a hook on the back for wall hanging.

14. Picasso - Ceramic Sun Quiz Name_______________________________
How many names did Pablo Picasso have at his birth? A. 2 names B. 5 names C. 10 names D. 20 names
Is Picasso dead or alive? A. Dead B. Alive C. Living in Miami D. None of the above
What artistic skill did Picasso not use? A. Ceramics B. Printmaking C. Knitting D. None of the above
In the picture of Guernica, what emotions do you think the images represent? A. Sorrow B. Horror C. Fear D. All of the above
Name one object in Guernica you found interesting and tell me why: ____________________________________________________________________________
What is slip? A. Often used to join pieces of clay together B. The consistency of heavy cream c. A liquefied suspension of clay particles D. All of the above
Potter’s Needles are: A. Made of clay B. Used to sew clay slabs together C. Used for cutting, carving, detailing, and piercing for air bubbles D. Have only one use
Bisque firing is : A. A first firing B. Returns water to the clay C. Must be the hottest firing D. When glazes are attached to the clay
What is bone dry: A. The final stage of the ceramics B. The art is dusted with bone C. Air dried clay ready to bisque fire D. What happens when you visit the desert
At what cone is the glaze fired? A B C D. Raku

15. Picasso - Ceramic Sun. Student Evaluation
Name_______________________________
Dated ________________
DESIGN Other
CONSTRUCTION Other
CRAFTSMANSHIP Other
PATTERNS/TEXTURES Other
GLAZING Other
One aspect about this project that I learned
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