ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How do you create a cup with clay? What are some glazing techniques we can use? What is function and why is it important to consider when making pottery? How can we increase craftsmanship and how does this apply to life in general?
WHY? Technical Skills: Practice following complex multi-step procedures Slab building techniques Glaze techniques
Art Concept: Understand the concept of function and how that changes the work we make
Life: Increase craftsmanship which will increase our ability to focus on details (can apply to everything we do, not just ceramics) Only Christ is perfect, Do not expect your work to be. We strive for perfection even though we will never reach it without Grace!
Objectives Students will create works of art that use specific principles to solve visual problems. Students will create artworks that demonstrate skill and understanding of different media, processes, and techniques. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the terms and specifics of ceramics.
Requirements:
Prep: Art History and Vocabulary - 50 points Mishima Template - 50 points Brainstorming Sketch- 50 points
Forming/Glazing: Slab Cup Form- 100 points Slab cup design/glaze- 100 points
Craftsmanship: slab cups/smooth and round 200 points
Reflection: Form with complete answers - 100 points
Day 1 - 10/30 Kahoot and Slideshow
Day 2 -10/31 Pinch Pot Game and Slideshow
Day 3 -11/1 slideshow
Find Template for mishima
Use google images to find a drawing that can be used on your cup. Find a drawing that can be transferred onto clay. Save your drawing and upload it to moodle.
Template from cup
Students will be given a styrofoam cup to create a template out of tar paper. You will need to mark a spot on the side of the cup. Then place the cup sideways on the tar paper. Start with the mark on the cup and place your pencil at the top edge of the cup. Roll the cup and trace the path the cup makes until you reach the mark. Repeat this for the bottom edge of the cup. You should have two curved lines the same distance from each other at the beginning and end of the lines. Draw a line from the top line to the bottom line on each side. Cut out the template along the pencil lines.
Day 4 11/2 - Catch up Day Day 5 11/5 slideshow
Slab Cup
Use about 2 lbs of clay and roll it into a ball then flatten it out into an oval or rectangle shape. Use the roller to roll out the clay to an even 3/8 inch thickness. Put the template on the clay and push down lightly to get the template to stick to the clay. Be sure to leave room to cut out the bottom of your cup. Cut out the clay along the edge of the template. Leave the tar paper attached to the clay. Score the side edges of the clay and add slip. Do not add too much or your cup will be too wet to stand up. Roll your clay into a cup shape and glue the edges together. Use your finger or a tool to work perpendicular to the edges you joined together. Place your cup on the slab of clay to trace the base of your cup and cut it out. Trace around the base of your cup leaving a 1/8 inch edge. Cut it out. Score the bottom edges of your cup and the base where the clay will be touching it. Use a small amount of slip and glue the pieces together. Work the clay from the bottom up and smooth it out so there is not a bump at the bottom. You should not be able to tell that you joined the clay together. Day 5 Work on your slab cup. Roll a slab and create the bottom of your cup and attach it. Refine and smooth all of the edges. Make it more round. think about the edge of your cup and what it would feel like if you were to drink from it. Make the edges rounded so it is more comfortable. Once you have finished refining your cup. Find a template for your mishima design and upload it to moodle below. Use a drawing of a bird, insect or plant for your design.
Day 6-7 11/6-7
Mishima Template
Slideshow Use the printed image for your mishima template to carve a design onto your cup. Your cup will need to be leather hard before you attempt to add a design to it. If your cup is too wet then it may warp while you are trying to carve into it. You may use a hair dryer to dry your cup enough to carve into it. Put your drawing on your cup and use a piece of tape to secure it. You will need to be very careful during the transfer process. If you move the drawing while you are working on the transfer, you will not be able to carve the design. Be sure your design is secure. Use the needle tool to go alone each line and poke small holes. You will use these small holes to go back and trace your design. Be accurate and careful in this process. The closer you poke holes the easier it will be to carve your design.
Day 7-8 11/7-8 demo
Mishima Carving
Once you have finished transferring all of the lines on your design take the paper off of your cup and start to carve. You will be using a carving tool to carve your design. You must be very careful during this process. If you push through too hard you will go through your cup and you will have a hole in it. You want to carve out about 1/8th of an inch. Carve carefully and slowly. Take your time. It is well worth the time it takes.
Day 9 11/9 demo
Mishima Underglaze
Paint underglaze over the lines on your cup. Make sure you get it into all of the grooves. Use a metal rib to scrape off all of the excess underglaze. You should be left with glaze in the carved area only. You may also use a sponge to clean up your design. Keep in mind that any underglaze left on your cup will show up darker when it has been fired. Once your piece is smooth and ready. Put your piece on the cart by the desk to be bisque fired.
Glaze
After your work has be bisque fired it can be glazed. We will be using translucent glaze for this project. It is a glaze you can see through so all of your hard work will be visible. There are a few important rules for glazing. One is that you never want to add glaze to the bottom of your piece and you do not want to add too much glaze. Either one will result in your piece sticking to the kiln shelf when we fire it. Glaze is a silica based solution that results in a glass like surface. If it drips too far the glass will fuse the pot to the shelf and it will probably be ruined. You want to have enough glaze on your pot that it has good coverage. You do not want to leave any spots unglazed. We will only need to add one coat of the translucent glaze. Use a brush to add glaze to your pot everywhere except the bottom and ¼ inch from the bottom edge. You load up your brush and lay the glaze onto the pot. You are not painting it and you do not want to go back and forth over your pot. Use a heavy loaded brush and simply lay the glaze onto the pot. Reload the brush with every stroke. Keep the glaze even and do not let it drip. Once you have covered the entire piece in glaze including corners and edges, place your piece on the cart to be glaze fired.