Thursday, September 3, 2009

July 20-24: Native American Cultures and Civilizations, ages 10-12

Day 1
Navajo Pottery- Students used bisques bowls as press molds for their own version of Navajo pottery. They learned to compress the clay and scratch and attach decorations.
Dream catcher beads- Students made and underglazed beads for their dream catchers.
Weaving frame- Using a slab, students cut out a frame for a weaving project.

Day 2
Okarina- Using a newspaper armature, students created hollow okarinas, which are a type of whistle, and scratched and attached features to make it look like an animal. The teacher, Miss Dina, did the technical work to make the mouthpiece work.

Storyteller dolls- Students used Pinch building and newspaper to create hollow sculptures. They then scratched and attached smaller animals to the sculpture.
Organic shaped pottery- Students coil built pottery in natural shapes.
Spirit animal mugs- Using slabs, students created mugs and cut out animal shapes to decorate them. They also decorated them with undersglaze.

Day 4
Students underglazed and glazed projects. They also used acrylic paints to paint their beads and weaving frames.

Day 5
Students finished underglazing and glazing their work. Students strung beads on their dream catchers. They also wove into their weaving frames as well as weaving god’s eyes.


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