Essential Question: How can you use nature and abstraction in your pinch form?
Monday- Friday: Working on Pinch form assignment. Combine 3 pinch forms in an interesting way. Use research on nature for your inspiration -- also use abstraction
Greenware is due in kilnroom on Friday
Essential Question: What is Glaze? How do you properly apply Glaze? What kind of different surface decorations are available for clay?
Monday: Read Chapter 5 in Experience Clay textbook - take notes for quiz
Tuesday: Glaze Mini labs today
Wednesday: Begin Pinch Assignment
Thursday: Continue working on Pinch assignment
Friday: Continue working on Pinch assignment
Monday: Working in Sketchbook planning for Organic Pinch Form -
HomeWork: Research a ceramic artist that uses nature as inspiration for their abstract forms. Print out 2-3 images of their work and also a short bio on thier work. Focus your search on information about why they choose the imagery that they use, what inspires them, and what methods of construction they use. You will be using this information to complete an artist page in your journals. This research is due on Wednesday and will be checked for a grade.
Tuesday: Paint your Humanimal
Wednesday: Paint your Humanimal - Homework will be checked today
Thursday: Working in Sketchbooks on Artist Research page
Friday: Working in Sketchbooks on Artist Research page - due at the end of period today
Monday - LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - View Powerpoint on Organic Pinch pot forms - Discuss contemporary ceramic artists whom use the pinch method to create their work - surface design, form, technique, etc. - begin journal assignment - see below
Wednesday - View demonstration on proper pinch pot technique and paddling - being mini-lab - make 3 pinch forms and connect them in an interesting way, form must remain open.
Thursday - Working on mini lab
Friday - Working on mini lab - due today at the end of period
Journal Prompt - Collect ideas for final pinch pot assignment,look for inspiration in natural objects,find at least 3 that you like and print them out, plan your overall look - form, surface decoration, texture, etc., sketch out 3-4 views of your idea - Due on Monday
