LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMCERAMIC VASE WITH ADD-ONSLesson Objectives: Students will create a clay vase using the slab and scoring technique to add-on clay designs. Time Required:  2 sessions, 1 hour eachArtist: Edgar Degas, The Little Dancer of 14 Years, after 1922 (available online) Materials, Session 1:ClayPaper bag or cardboard placematsSmall cups or lids of waterRolling pinsClay … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM CERAMIC BEARSLesson Objectives: Students will use the pinch pot method to make a bear.Students are introduced to the technique of pinch pots, slabs, and scoring. Form is recognized when 3 dimensions are present (height, width, and depth).Time Required: 2 sessionsSource: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2010/05/how-to-make-clay-polar-bear.htmlArtist: Kathe … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMCLAY MASKSLesson Objectives: Students will create a clay mask by hand building with clay and using the scoring technique to add-on clay features.Time Required:  2 sessions, 1 hour each Artist: Bella Coola Mask, Representing the Sun, Africa, Kifewebe Face Mask,          Lois Mailou Jones, Mask Les Fetiches (available online) Materials, Session 1:ClayPaper bag or … [Read more...]