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Posted in Ceramics on Oct 4th, 2013
Oct. 2, 2013 New vocabulary for Oct. Hand Building Ceramics Clay – Decomposed rock (fine grain) forming a malleable material. (Al2O3 -2SiO2 -2H2O) Plasticity – The quality of clay that allows it to be manipulated and still maintain its shape without cracking or sagging. Green ware – Clay that has not been […]
Create a pinch pot using the techniques shown in class. Check that the bottom is not heavy. Add a texture or face design to you pot. Add a pulled handle, or pulled frayed edge, to your pinch pot (if you do not want a handle on your pot you may show me you know […]
Posted in Ceramics on Sep 12th, 2013
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 […]
Make a test tile using four glazing techniques we talked about in class. Finish the glazing by Monday 9/16/13.
Posted in Ceramics on Sep 12th, 2013
Ceramics Glazing Vocabulary & Concepts Kiln – A high temperature oven for baking potters clay. The baking process in a kiln is called firing. Bisque Fire– The first firing of potters clay. Bisque Ware – Ceramics fired at a temperature sufficient to harden but not mature the body. Maturity – When a clay body develops […]
Posted in Art Foundations 1, Art Foundations 2, Ceramics on Aug 27th, 2013
Divide two sketch book pages into quarts. Create a drawing of each of the principles of design. Create Emphasis, Movement, Balance, Unity, Variety, Rhythm, and Proportion. In the last quarter apply Acronym concepts with the first letter of each principle of design. Use the letters E,M,B,U,V,R, & P in any order. You can make a […]
Posted in Art Foundations 1, Art Foundations 2, Ceramics on Aug 26th, 2013
Art-Elements 7b
Posted in Art Foundations 1, Art Foundations 2, Ceramics on Aug 26th, 2013
Disclosures can still be picked up in class, if you did not get one all last week (from Back-to-school night through the first three days of school).
Posted in Art Foundations 2, Ceramics on Aug 20th, 2013
The Elements of Art are: Line, Shape, Value, Form, Color, Texture, Space.