WALL POCKET

Essential Questions:

How can a work be both functional and decorative?
What role does persistence play in revising, refining, and developing work?
How do artists grow and become accomplished in art forms?
How does engaging in creating art enrich people's lives?

Learning Targets:

Develop an original design for a wall pocket/planter
Use soft and hard slab construction techniques to create their piece
Demonstrate craftsmanship in forming, surface decoration, glazing

Resources

Process Page

Inspiration

Research wall pocket designs on Google, Pinterest, or any other search engine. Collect three visual examples (pictures) of wall pockets. Upload the images to your process page. Below the pictures, add a link to where you found the image, and explain what you like about each example below the link. Be descriptive; no vague comments like It's cute, or I like it because it is blue.

Development

Fill out your Wall Pocket development page. In your development section, upload a picture of your design page to your process page. Below the picture, explain your design on your process page.

Assemble

Step 1: Wedge your clay and make a slab. Smooth out the surface on the front and back.

Step 2: Cut out the back of the wall pocket. Smooth out the edges.

Step 3: Place your sponge on the wall pocket back where the pocket opening will be.

Step 4: Make a straightedge on one end with your leftover clay slab and smooth the edge. Drape the slab over the sponge and trim the bottom to match the wall pocket back.

Step 5: Score and slip where the wall pocket and the wall pocket back. Smooth out ion with your hands, metal rib, or any other tool you prefer.

Step 6: Decorate your wall pocket with carvings, additive clay, or underglaze.

Step 7: Take a picture before it goes into the bisque fire.

Creation

Upload a picture of your art piece before it is glazed and add it to your process page. Explain how your process went on your process page.

Continue

Step 8: Take your piece from the bisque ware shelves and rinse.

Step 9: Finish your decorating with underglaze if you need to touch up or decorate some more.

Step 10: Apply two coats of clear glaze if you use underglaze. Apply three coats of glaze if you did not use underglaze.

Step 11: Make sure there is no glaze on the back of the wall pocket. If there is, take a sponge and wipe it off.

Step 12: Place your wall pocket on the glaze fire shelves.

Reflection

Take a picture of your finished wall pocket using the photo studio tent. Upload your image to your process page and answer the questions below with 3-4 sentences on your process page.

How did you make your wall pocket both functional and decorative?
How did you revise, refine, and develop your work?
What skills did you practice to grow as an artist while making your wall pocket?

Mrs. Tuohy will be checking your process page after the due date.

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