Imprinted clay coil vessels.In a building of approximately 600 students, storage of ceramic works of art has always been a challenge. I teach clay vessel construction in the fifth grade, and it is amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. what can be accomplished in one forty-five minute period when the expectations are clarified in the initial lesson. Any project that is not completed in forty-five minutes unfortunately returns to the clay bag because there is no storage room for various stages of clay projects. Discussing Clay Sources I introduce clay coil vessels with a discussion of the sources of clay and how clay relates to fifth-grade science curriculum concepts such as crust, mantle mantle, portion of the earth's interior lying beneath the crust and above the core. No direct observation of the mantle, or its upper boundary, has been made; its boundaries have been determined solely by abrupt changes in the velocities and character of seismic , and core. We talk about the definition of a vessel and I demonstrate how to begin. Constructing a Coil Vessel Select a container that will form the shape of the vessel. Tear long newspaper strips to thoroughly line the container and extend over the edges (these will later aid in the removal of the clay pot). Form a long clay coil into a spiral and place it in the bottom of the container to form the base of the vessel. Begin forming the walls by dipping small, marble-sized spheres of clay in water and stacking one upon another. Be sure the walls are formed against the sides of the container. In the past, students have tried using coils in many configurations to form the walls but the sphere method seems to hasten has·ten v. has·tened, has·ten·ing, has·tens v.intr. To move or act swiftly. v.tr. 1. To cause to hurry. 2. the process. Build the walls to the desired height and use a wooden clay tool or fingers to completely smooth the inside of the pot. Roll a rubber racquet ball inside the vessel to smooth it even more. Press textures in the inside walls of the vessel using texture mats, marker caps, plastic spools, or other similar objects. Designs can also be created using a pointed wooden stylus stylus: see pen. (1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games. . When the vessel is finished, gently tug on the newspaper strips to pull it out. Peel away any remaining newspaper. Names and sections should be inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on the bottom and the clay set aside to dry. Second Class Brush a dark glaze glaze, in pottery glaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. such as sapphire blue, black, or dark green into the deep crevices of the vessel and then wipe the surface with a sponge. Two coats of two or three colors of glaze can be used to decorate the rest of the vessel. Check to see if students missed any areas and apply a transparent glaze if needed. I consider this one of my success lessons where every single child is proud of his or her creation. Every project comes out beautifully. NATIONAL STANDARD Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas. WEB LINK www.potterymaking.org Objectives Students will: * Create original and imaginative works of art in three dimensions * Examine the elements of shape, texture, pattern, line, color, and mass in the environment * Apply art-specific terminology Materials * white art clay or Indian red clay * used but clean plastic containers such as margarine margarine, manufactured substitute for butter. It consists of a blend of vegetable oils or meat fats (or a combination of both) mixed with milk and salt. It was developed in the late 1860s by the French chemist Hippolyte Mège-Mouries in a contest sponsored by , yogurt yogurt: see fermented milk. yogurt Semisolid, fermented, often flavoured milk food. Yogurt is known and consumed in almost all parts of the world. , microwave dinner or cereal bowls, rectangular boxes * torn newspaper strips * bowls of water, one per table * small sponges * wooden clay tools/brushes * small, smooth balls such as used racquet balls * commercial or teacher-made texture mats * gloss glazes Tresa Rae Lohr is an art teacher at North Hills Elementary School elementary school: see school. in York, Pennsylvania York, known as the White Rose City (after the Wars of the Roses), is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania. The population was 40,862 at the 2000 census. York is the county seat of York County,GR6 . |
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