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Objectives:
Objectives:
Students will model their own "place setting" of a special meal made entirely out of polymer clay (food, dishes, drink etc..)
Students will gain knowledge and skills with working with the medium of polymer clay
Students will work in "miniature" scale
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Scale - In sculpture, the use of scale focuses on the physical size of the artwork relative to the human body—whether the work is human-scale, small-scale, or monumental scale. When constructing a sculpture, it is essential to consider how the viewer will experience it.
Inspiration Artwork
Inspiration Artwork
Past Student Work Examples
Past Student Work Examples
Inspiration Artists
Inspiration Artists
Project Details
Project Details
You will create a full "place setting" of a special food you love out of polymer clay.
A place setting is everything in front of you when you sit down to a meal (usually a more formal type of meal). This could include:
The food
Dishes
Drink/beverage
Cutlery (fork/knife/chopsticks)
Napkin
Placemat/charger
Table Decorations
Salt/Pepper/Spices
Condiments (jam/butter/salsa etc..)
Cultural Additions
Think about how the meal would look if you were serving it at a party or wedding. Or how it would look at a restaurant in the country of origin.
We want to give a sense of the meal, not just one part. You do not have to include all of these ideas! Think about a few things that can be included that will add the most information to our meal. These are the things that help it seem REAL.
Brainstorm and Plan It Out
Brainstorm and Plan It Out
Brainstorm at least 5 different ideas - foods you are interested in recreating:
Food from your family's culture
Your favorite childhood food
What you always order when you go out to eat
That meal you hope to afford when you have big girl money
Then once you choose the food you want to make, brainstorm all of the parts needed to make a full meal and "place setting"
Draw/sketch out your ideas completely, including multiple views of complex items and the colors you want for everything
Take a photo of your sketchbook work and submit your photos in Google Classroom
So, What is Polymer Clay?
So, What is Polymer Clay?
Polymer clay is an oven hardening plastic-based clay. It is highly workable and perfect for a variety of ages and skill levels, from younger students all the way up to professional artists.
The clay can be manipulated by hand or with inexpensive tools, it does not dry out in the air, and is baked to firmness at a low temperature of approximately 250 degrees.
How to Work with Polymer Clay
How to Work with Polymer Clay
1- First, soften your polymer
1- First, soften your polymer
The more you knead the clay, the more pliable it will become, and the easier it will be to work with.
Work with only the amount you will need at one time, keeping the rest wrapped up.
If the clay is relatively new, students can simply move the clay back and forth their your hands to soften it.
If the clay is older, oil can be worked into the clay to soften it.
2- Next, use sculpting tools and your hands to manipulate your polymer clay.
2- Next, use sculpting tools and your hands to manipulate your polymer clay.
Cutting the Clay
Initially, you will want a tool for dividing the polymer into smaller pieces to distribute to students. Some craft stores will sell a blade for this, but a square metal cookie cutter works, too!
Manipulating the Clay
Many of the smaller plastic or wood tools you already have for ceramics will work well with polymer. Other inexpensive tools like unfolded paper clips or toothpicks are ideal additions. Often, students will benefit from the use of rolling pins to flatten the clay as well.
Attaching the Clay
Most of the time, the polymer will stick to itself and stay adhered during the baking process. It does seem to help if you score pieces lightly with a toothpick, before attaching them. As a bonus, this practice reinforces traditional hand-building skills!
Creating Realistic Coloring
You can also use chalk pastels to add shading and detail colors to your work. You can scrape off small amounts of chalk pastel powders, mix if needed and apply with a paint brush to your polymer clay.
3-Finally, bake your polymer clay to harden it.
3-Finally, bake your polymer clay to harden it.
Once your work is complete, you will arrange it on a piece of paper and take photos.
Turn your photos in on Google Classroom.
Polymer clay is typically baked at a low temperature, usually around 250 degrees. You will leave it with me to be baked.
Tutorials
Tutorials
Great Polymer Clay Websites
Great Polymer Clay Websites
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