Clay Plates in Seventh Grade

We are studying Picasso in class and how he created pottery during his last years.

Some techniques we used in our plates were:
wax-resist
applique (3D objects)
sgraiffito
slip trailing
Using clay englobes was a new way of decorating the plates before we fired them in the kiln.

Carving animals in Sculpture class

Eighth graders finished their animal carvings of Egyptian theme.  Each student chose an animal that would be included in the tombs of the Pharoahs.

We talked about subtractive carving and drew three views of the animal on our foam brick.
Knives, rasps, and files were used to carve away the unwanted areas.
It was hard for the students until the shape began to take form of their animal.

Lastly, each person chose a rock to simulate the colors on their animal carving. The finished piece was to be like a rock carving such as the Egyptians would have done.