Food Sculpture

INTRODUCTION

WHAT & WHY

  • Create a well-refined, sculptural piece(s) of food.

  • Use the scoring technique in a controlled and effective manner.

  • Use at least two handbuilding techniques to create the sculpture.

  • Apply a variety of textures to clay by impressing, incising, and carving.

  • Display competency in refining a clay artwork well and completely.


Elements / Principles:

  • Form

  • Texture


Studio Habits of Mind (SHOM):

  • Develop Craft

  • Engage and Persist

  • Stretch and Explore


Vocabulary:

  • Find the following terms defined on the vocabulary list.

    • texture

    • form

    • additive sculpture

    • subtractive sculpture

    • texture

    • aesthetic

Inspiration


Artists find inspiration from multiple sources. Observe the world around you as you think about your Food Project.

  • On a new page, list or otherwise document (print our images, sketch objects, and/or create textures) that may lend inspiration to your project thinking of:

    • 3 forms (think about the actual 3D shape)

    • 3 foods (what foods do you like?)

    • 3 textures (what do you notice? rough, smooth, scratchy…)

    • 3 your choice (colors, animals, cars…)



Planning

Open your workbook to a new spread:

  • On the left page, sketch 5 different foods.

    • Considering your favorite type of foods: breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.

  • On the right page, choose the sketch you like most. Based on that image, draw the following:

    • A construction diagram: showing where your form incorporates hand-building techniques (pinch, coils, and /or slab).

    • What your food item would look like from another angle? sketch it to help with thinking about how to construct this.


  • Write some thoughts explaining your diagram and what challenges you might run into.

Construction & Surface Design


BEFORE STARTING WITH CLAY, PLEASE CLEAR YOUR DESIGN BY REVIEWING YOUR PLAN WITH YOUR TEACHER

  • Use at least two hand-building techniques to create food.

  • Use scoring techniques when attaching clay pieces together.

  • Add your name and period number to the bottom of your work!

  • Refine all connections and surface designs for a clean finish.


Colorization


There are a variety of mediums available to add color to ceramic artworks, including underglaze, glaze, and oxides.

To add shine and make your project non-porous, we will use (when appropriate) a clear glaze on top of the underglaze.


Document

Include the following:

  • A sketch of the artwork

  • Label the sketch with what colors were used, and where.

  • Label the colors with what technique was used (brushing, sponging, stencil...).

  • List how many layers of each color were used.


Reflect


Upload the following:


  • At least two images of your finished project post-glaze firing. Be sure to use the photo booth.

    • One side view image.

    • One ¾ view image.


Answer the following questions while thinking about your final project.

    1. What are my thoughts on how my artwork turned out?

    2. What needs improvement? (What would you do differently?)

    3. What parts of my artwork am I really happy with?

    4. Explain how an item from your inspirations has been incorporated into your work.

    5. You were asked to include incising, carving, and impressing. This was also an introduction to scoring. Share one interesting aspect about any of the techniques introduced in this project.