ELONGATED FIGURES WITH BOX
Today we start our new project-be creative. Work in the kiln will be completed tomorrow and ready for glazing.
March 24, 2008
March 10, 2008
SLAB DWELLING
Remember that the first 40 studnets with permission slips and money will be going on our High Museum field trip. We need to implement 5 textures in our slab dwellings.
February 13, 2008
SUN BOWLS AND BOXES
The first load pof pottery is out of the kiln and they look great. We can start to underglaze. New overglazes should be in next week if you want to wait on them. In thwe mean time we are constructing the coil pots. pottery II needs to be designing their tea pot.
January 28, 2008
SUN BOWLS
The sun bowls are progressing nicely. The faces should be an extreme releif. Please keep clay ready for your turn on the pottey's wheel
January 18, 2008
Sun boxes and bowls
We will research sun images from various cultures to make a relief on our slab bowl or box
January 14, 2008
HISTORY AND POTTER'S WHEEL
We will continue the history of pottery and the influence that significant cultures. In addition, we will learn the steps used on the potter's wheel.
January 07, 2008
HISTORY & CHEMISTRY OF POTTERY
I am so glad to have you back in art and looking forward to a productive semester. Before we actually begin the process of creating pots we will cover the chemsitry of clay to better understand the firing process. In addition, we will study significant cultures in pottery which have an influence on our production. Safety will be a primary concern.
December 06, 2007
THE ULTIMATE POT
It is imperative that the greenware construction of the ultimate and fnal pot be completed by the beginning of next week to allow for it to dry completely before the bisque fire. All glazing and glaze firing will be done the last week of school.
November 27, 2007
THE ULTIMATE FINAL POT
Our final pot must incompass all the best of the techniques we have worked on all semester. You may construct a drape mask or pot, a three footed pot, or a sculpture.
November 16, 2007
CHOICE OF POTTERY
We will begin our sketches for a final pot. You will have a choice of a drape pot or mask, a 3 footed pot, or a sculpture.
