WELCOME to CERAMICS MS. SELWAY
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No previous Art experience needed! What students are going to learn in ceramics, and what are they going to make? This course is designed to give students a familiarity of the ceramic arts in relation to the visual arts advanced California state standards, this class is UC approved! No previous Art experience needed!
5 Clay building methods Mold Method/stamps Pinch Pot Method Slab Method Coil Method Potters Wheel
What we will learn this year STAMPS & MOLDS clay building method can be used make a replica of an object or pattern. We use them to make bowls & cups with texture.
“You Create your own universe as you go along” Winston Churchill
Pinch Pot method
with flat sheets of clay SLAB METHOD building projects with flat sheets of clay
“Imagination is everything “Imagination is everything. It’s the preview of life's coming attractions” Albert Einstein
M A S K S boxes
COIL METHOD, ropes of clay
A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. Chinese proverb
COIL POTS
POTTERS WHEEL
The only people who don’t make mistakes are the people who don’t do anything!
If you commit to not committing you still have made a commitment
Tiki Mug On Potters Wheel
Trompe Loeil
you will never have the freedom of consequences We all have the freedom of choice BUT you will never have the freedom of consequences CHOOSE WISELY
Sculptures
Whether you think you can or you can’t YOUR RIGHT!
TEAPOTS
FREE CHOICE PROJECTS
You will learn the 5 ways to make items out of clay You will learn a variety of surface finish effects/techniques You will do some group projects
How do students pass this class? 1. Come to class Participate DAILY Finish all Clay Assignments with your best effort & craftsmanship/ meeting the requirements of the assignment.
Steps to throwing on the wheel C O P S C = CENTER O = OPEN P = PINCH & PULL S = SHAPE