Thursday, September 3, 2009

July 6-10: Arctic Animal Adventure, ages 6-9

Day 1
Students watch a movie and cut out National Geographic images for collage.

Bowls- Students molded their own bowls inside of bisqued bowls. The learned how to scratch and attach and compress clay to make it hold together.
Beads- Students made and underglazed beads themed around an arctic animal.

Day 2
Bear on Walrus vessel- After rolling their own slabs, students cut strips and molded them around a newspaper armature to create a hollow walrus or whale. They then pinched out bears to scratch and attach onto the walrus/whale.
Painting and collage- Students began making a book by painting papers and using them and pre-cut images for collage.
Pots with animals- Using pinch and coil methods, students created a pot and scratched and attached a cut out of their favorite arctic animal.
Hybrid animals- Students sketched several ideas for combinations of two or more arctic animals. They then created these animals using pinched forms and scratching and attaching. Some students needed to hollow out their sculptures.

Day 4
Students were glazing and underglazing this day.
Animal scene vessel- Using pinch, coil, and slab methods, students built vessels and created an arctic mountain scene, complete with pinched animal forms.
Book- Students wrote in their stories and collaged and drew illustrations for their storybooks about arctic animals.
Watercolor- Students learned how to watercolor by drawing and painting their favorite arctic animal and its environment.

Day 5
Students glazed and underglazed their projects
Necklaces- Students strung their necklaces with beads made and fired earlier in the week.


(Learning how to use the slab roller)

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