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Research Search the Saint Louis Art museum images in the room and the Internet for images of masks, especially of a country or culture that you studied in Social Studies. d/lessons/middle/Lessons/8rel- less.htm#Woodyhttp:// d/lessons/middle/Lessons/8rel- less.htm#Woody d/lessons/middle/masklessons.htmlhttp:// d/lessons/middle/masklessons.html

Research Printout a Word document that includes at least 4 copied images that interested you. For each image –The web address of each image –What the mask is made of –How the mask is used in the culture –Why you chose it.

Plan Sketch your mask design that incorporates some of the mask ideas that you found. State how you will use your mask. Plan the size and colors of your mask. Plan shapes you will add and/or subtract from your clay. You must do both. Plan surface texture or pattern. You must have one. Plan what non-clay items you will use for embellishment, and how you will pierce the clay so they can be attached. Plan a way to hang it up.

Ready Make a paper pattern for the base (first layer) of your mask. Remember: it will shrink by about 10%. Clay should not be thicker than your thumb or thinner than your pencil. Color it Cut out the pattern, along with all “trapped” shapes that you will cut out of the clay.

Wedging clay Make sure it is not too sticky (if too sticky press it onto a dry cloth It can be easily squished without it cracking The color is uniform There are no lumps in the clay

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Set Make a newspaper slump mold, and put on a tray. Get a plastic bag and name tag. Gather your tools and prepare your clay.

Clay slab building supplies Tray and bag and jar of water for your table Cloth Sticks Rolling pin Tools Damp paper towel

One tool for cutting, one for scratching…

making a slab 1- scrape off all of the pieces of clay on the rolling pin that might make a dent in your clay ( make sure you do this over the trash can) 2- roll the clay till it is even thickness, keeping the rolling pin on the sticks

3- Put the pattern on the slab 4-Cut edge and all openings. Keep cutting tool wet

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5-cut holes with a plastic straw 6 - add additional layers and texture and lines. 7 - Pierce or dent as necessary to add your non-clay embellishments. Remember, it will shrink about 10%.

Clay steps Cover with wet paper towels the clay you are not using right now. No clay should be thinner than a pencil or thicker than Mrs. Sturm’s thumb When you attach parts together slip, scratch, stick, stitch, and smooth. Smooth it all over…Get rid of the “splinters”

Go “Slump” it over your newspaper mold Make sure that you put holes for hanging

In Progress Put your work on a tray in a plastic bag.

Label trays If done glazing, mark tray with homeroom and put on the yellow table Is done building, put date and homeroom and put on yellow table If still building, put wet paper towels on tray and seal the bag, tape on a homeroom label and put…. If you need to glaze more, mark tray with homeroom

When clay is dry, it can still be worked on BUT BE CAREFUL…

Dry Clay, called Greenware, breaks VERY easily!!!

Dry and Fire Pieces dry for 7 days and then are fired in the kiln.

Air bubbles expand in the firing, causing piece to shatter.

This piece was dropped after it was fired.

With underglaze pencil, write your name and homeroom on the bottom of the piece then Use Mayco “Stroke and Coat Wonderglaze” to add color.

Glaze Caution Glaze is a brushed on glass coating. Keep your fingers away from your face. Do not touch your eyes. Wash your hands as often as you want. Put a paper towel under the jar and your artwork. Protect and wipe surfaces with paper towels.

Glazes turn shiny and brighter only when they are fired again, and some colors don’t look even look the same color. Look on the label to see what color it will end up being. Glaze color and shine…

Use only glazing brushes. Wash the handles and bristles of your brush before and after you use them. GLAZE IS EXPENSIVE

Mayco “Stroke and Coat Wonderglaze” glazing Mix the color you want on a magazine. When mixing, pour lighter color first onto your magazine. Conserve: Use glazes already poured when possible. Mix only the amount that you need. Cover and label the leftovers. Put your name and the color with permanent marker.

Make a table palette Agree at your table what colors you need. Send one person to load up a table palette. Do not overload the palette. Come back if you need more.

Keep the brush loaded with glaze. 1 coat will be rough and will show brush strokes. 2 coats will be smooth and thick. 3 coats is the limit. Get it in all the textured parts. If bristles come out of your brush, just leave them. They will burn up in the glaze firing. GLAZING with a brush:

Helping each other.

The bottom and spots for embellishments Glaze sticks the clay piece to the kiln shelf. Do not glaze the bottom of your piece. Paint everywhere else. Do not paint where you want to glue embellishments on. If you get glaze on the bottom, scrub it against a wet rag.

CLEAN UP Use paper towels. Keep brushes in good shape. Store with bristles up.

After refiring Add embelishments. Add way to hang it on your face and on the wall. Multiple strands of yarn and/or wire, braided, works well.

Sharing Write a statement describing 1.New information you learned 2.What influenced your design 3.Your creative process 4. Your craftsmanship…how well you carried out your intent, what you like about how it turned out, and what you would change if you did it again 5.(optional) How you would change this project to make it better if another person would do it?

Objectives Students will show knowledge of the process of hand building with clay, using the slab method to make their own masks. Students will describe how they relate to art from various cultures that they study in Social Studies, and how masks are used in various cultures. Students will describe how they evaluate and choose from visual elements to incorporate into their own designs.

Standards Students will acquire knowledge of 1. process and techniques for the production or exhibition of the visual arts 2. the principles and elements of different art forms 3. the vocabulary to explain perceptions about and evaluations of works in visual arts 4. interrelationships of visual and performing arts and the relationships of the arts to other disciplines 5. visual arts in historical and cultural contexts

Previous years’ student masks with embellishments