SCULPTURE & CERAMICS

SCULPTURE & CERAMICS- 8th grade students will create several 3 dimensional artworks using materials such as clay, plaster, stone, wood, wire, and more. Students will be able to create pottery using a variety of hand-building techniques and try throwing clay forms on the pottery wheel. Experiment with a variety of different glaze effects. Students will construct sculptures that express their relationship with the world around them. Room 312

Slab Containers

Create your own ceramic container using slab construction techniques. Project designs include a main body, a lid with a decorative handle, feet, and surface details to show a theme. Glaze techniques are used to colorize the surface.

Sandstone

Blocks of stone are reduced to display a symbolic or iconic form. Files are used in this subtractive process.

Plaster Figures

Design a sculptural environment that displays a human character of your choice. Human proportions are applied using wire, plaster, and other materials and objects.

Cardboard Sculpture

Cardboard and other recyclable materials are used to create an expressive sculptural art piece.

Ceramic Faces

These relief ceramic sculptures demonstrate understanding of basic facial proportions, clay manipulation, texture, and glaze.

Wheel Thrown Pottery

Experience throwing on the pottery wheel. Attempt to create basic forms and then graduate to more complex attempts.

Teapots

Use the drape mold technique to transform a slab into a hollow sphere of clay in order to create a one-of-a-kind decorative tea pot.

Pinch Platters

Use nothing more than your hands to create an advanced version of the classic pinch pot.

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