Starting on Tuesday, we'll be working on clay bowls in Art I this week. I love working with clay! Here is a video showing what we'll be doing in class. We'll be making 2 bowls and we'll add words by stamping letters into the wet clay. These will be due on Friday.
TIPS:
The less you handle your clay, the less it will dry out and crack while you're still trying to work with it.
The more you support your clay with both hands and handle it carefully, the more cooperative your clay will be.
While you can stamp your clay with letters, you could also imprint things like your pencil tip or eraser to make a mark.
Grading:
slab is thrown with uniform thickness. Thin edges are removed and there is no cracking.
Background texture is smoothed, while the impressed texture is bold and visually appealing.
The foot is attached with NO seams showing.
The glaze is applied evenly and is visually appealing.
Craftsmanship: name on the bottom, attention to detail.
50 points each.
