Art 1, Week 13- Ceramics Intro
Monday
1.
Catawba Valley Pottery Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjbGeU2HQ4w&safe=active;
discuss ceramics firing process.
2.
Clay PPT Screencast (on Art 1 Beginning webpage). Take notes for Ceramics Quiz next Friday!
3.
Video about the History of Face Jugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1UxViUVY0
4.
Conduct an internet search for 'Face Jugs'. Sketch several faces that appeal to you. Maybe you could
find one that reminds you of your mom or dad. You could make the mugs look like them!
Tuesday
1.
Perspective drawing is due for a Peer Assessment. Please throw away all tape, wipe board clean and put
away, and sign your name on your paper. Put up all perspective drawings on boards for a critique.
2.
Look at ceramic examples and discuss how they were made.
3.
Pinchpot: review poster, ppt, and make four small pinchpots with walls 1/4" thick (look at your pencil).
Do not allow clay to touch the table: Always work pinchpots in your hands, not pressing down on the
table.
4.
Clean up Routine and chores: dump buckets, organize cart, clean clay tables, check floor, sinks.
5.
All pottery must fit on your tray and not be taller than 9” to fit on the cart shelves. No exceptions!
Consider different shapes for your vessel base: rectangle, triangle, oval. See the poster about vessel
shapes. Be sure your vessel is stable: it won’t fall over easily.
6.
Kiln room tours.
Wednesday-Veterans' Day: no school
Thursday
1.
Refer to coil poster technique. Watch Teacher Tube video on coiling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6GFo0M92g
0-6:20 slab base and creating coils
6:20-8:30 first coil
2.
Smooth all mugs so they will be ready for faces and handles tomorrow.
3.
Handle construction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwXtsd76Nk
Friday
1.
Face Jug video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itS06n2Tg-c
2.
Ceramics Quiz next Friday.
Essential Standards:
B.V.3.3
Exemplify characteristics of different artistic processes.
B.CX.1.1
Use visual arts to explore concepts in world history and relate them to significant events,
ideas, and movements from a global context.
B.CX.1.4
Interpret art in terms of cultural and ethnic context.
Name
Assessor
Requirements
met
Pinchpot base, coil vessel
Use of a variety of techniques:
texture, stamps, carving,
sculpture
Craftsmanship Skillful use of clay, smooth
with no rough/sharp areas
Stable vessel, not wobbly
Artistic Vision Created new techniques from
those demonstrated, complex
form, meticulous detail,
excellent craftsmanship
Name
Assessor
Requirements
met
Pinchpot base, coil vessel
Use of a variety of techniques:
texture, stamps, carving,
sculpture
Craftsmanship Skillful use of clay, smooth
with no rough/sharp areas
Stable vessel, not wobbly
Artistic Vision Created new techniques from
those demonstrated, complex
form, meticulous detail,
excellent craftsmanship
Greenware
A
93-100
19-20
Ceramic
Vessels
B
85-92
17-18
Due:
Grade
C
78-84
16
D
70-77
14-15
F
0-69
0-13
28-30
26-27
24-25
21-23
0-22
28-30
26-27
24-25
21-23
0-22
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
0-6
0-6
Greenware
A
93-100
19-20
Ceramic
Vessels
B
85-92
17-18
Due:
Grade
C
78-84
16
D
70-77
14-15
F
0-69
0-13
28-30
26-27
24-25
21-23
0-22
28-30
26-27
24-25
21-23
0-22
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
0-6
0-6