Tile Trivets design chart, due 9/30/13.
Tile Trivets transfer, due 10/9/13.
Tile Trivets glazing and ready to be fired, due 10/18/13.
Ceramic TILE TRIVETS
Concept: You work at a tile factory. Your boss likes how hard you work and has seen your sketch book. The boss asks you to design two tile trivets that are interrelate for the company to sale. This is a great opportunity.
Stage 1
- Make your design chart & include seven filled in boxes (as shown in class). Draw your idea. Write your idea in words as if you were describing it to someone. State two principles of design in your write-up, and underline those words. Put your name, date, and period at the top of the paper.
- In tile format draw on paper your picture. Rub on graphite pencil on the back of this paper making it ready to transfer your designed picture. Check off your design chart and design transfer papers for points.
- Wash your hands and then get your two white tiles.
- Transfer design. Touch up design as needed. Following proper procedures to glaze your tiles. Remember no glaze on foot or foot rim. Set on shelf to dry.
- Place in tile kiln rack when ready to be fired.
Tiles Fired!
Stage 2
- Get your tile.
- Cut neatly trimmed felt squares, one for each corner.
- Glue felt on bottom corners of tile.
- Line up trivets with your idea/transfer drawing and design chart under the trivets.
CRITERIA: GREAT 10p., GOOD 7p., DEVELOPING 4p.
| Tile design drawing, lay-out, & transfer.
x1 |
Defined, visible, drawing in tile format. Very interesting tile design. Quality/nicely matching design chart.Quality transfer ready. | Visible drawing in tile format. Good tile design. Nicely matching design chart. Transfer ready. | Undefined, hard to see drawing in tile format. Undeveloped tile design. Not matching design chart. Not transfer ready. | |
| Design chart with quick sketch & written description.
x1 |
Title. Name, period & date. Drawing with notes. 3 sentences that include 2 design principles, very clearly stated, neat, no spelling or grammar errors. | 3 sentences that include 2 design elements or principles underlined, clearly stated, neat, 1 – 2 spelling/grammar errors. | Short or incomplete sentences that include 1 design elements or principles not underlined, not clear, not neat, more than 2 spelling/grammar errors. | |
| Sub-total Pos. 20 | ||||
| Glaze requirements.Completion
requirements.
x 5 |
Properly used material and glaze with great/interesting depiction of design. Matching tiles. Very clean foot, ¼ inch or more very clean foot rim. No running glaze. Very clean felt square, Very clean gluing, Paper work with tiles. Prepared for grading. | Properly used material and good depiction of design. Matching tiles. Clean foot, ¼ inch very clean foot rim. Neat felt square, Neat gluing. , Paper work with tiles. Prepared for grading. | Not properly used material. Lacking in quality. Somewhat matching tiles. Not clean foot, less than ¼ inch clean foot rim. Running glaze. Not clean felt square, Not clean gluing. Missing paper work. Prepared for grading. | |
| Points. | Max. 70 |