Unit 3B: soft Slab Method

Project Requirements: Using the soft slab method of hand building, create THREE different forms.

You will be making three forms. Your forms need to be complete by the end of every third class. 

Hump Mold: Bowl, Plate, Tray

• 2 pictures: top down, bottom with name

• One conceptual sketch

• One page of notes for the technique

• Must be at least 5” in one direction, and 1/4” maximum slab thickness.

• Must have a seamless, proportional, level, on-end, additive slab foot that includes support coils

• Rounded and finished rims on all forms (no jagged or rough-cut rims)

• Must use one decorative technique (Sgraffito, Mishima, Paper Resist, Image Transfer)

• Neat clean and refined

• Must have student information in the correct format: (First initial, Complete Last Name, Period Number).

Slump Mold or Drape Mold: Bowl, Plate, Tray

• 2 pictures: top down, bottom with name

• One conceptual sketch

• One page of notes for the technique

• Must be 6” in one direction, and 1/4” maximum slab thickness.

• Must have a seamless, proportional, level, on-end, additive slab foot that includes support coils

• Rounded and finished rims on all forms (no jagged or rough-cut rims)

•  Must have a decorative technique (Sgraffito, Mishima, Resist, Transfer)

• Neat clean and refined

• Must have student information in the correct format: (First initial, Complete Last Name, Period Number).

 Cylindrical Form: mug, tall glass, vase

• Made using cylinder molds/templates or hand-building methods.

• One conceptual sketch

• One page of notes for the technique

• Must hold “volume” or liquid *(ie. cup, mug, vase, jar) No pitchers or teapots for this unit.

•  Must be a minimum 4” in height, minimum of 3” wide, and 1/4” slab thickness maximum and 

• Must be created using a template, folding, darting, or molding.

•  Must have a decorative technique (Sgraffito, Mishima, Resist, Transfer)

• Must have a seamless, proportional, level, on-end, additive slab foot that includes support coils

• Neat clean and refined, and a rounded and finished rim. 

• Must have student information in the correct format: (First initial, Complete Last Name, Period Number).

Other Requirements

• Slabs should have minimal warping showing attention to the skills taught to avoid warping

• All work must be clean and refined

• NO wobble of form due to uneven foot

• Each form must have a different decorative technique (You cannot do sgraffito on all of your forms because it’s your favorite.)

• Texture: Stamps and roulettes should not be used for these forms as we are focused on refining our Surface Decorative techniques

• Adding “Texture” with stamps or roulettes does not meet the “surface decoration” requirement. 

• Rounded and finished rims on all forms (no jagged or rough-cut rims)

• NO HANDLES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THESE FORMS.