Ceramic Shoes 8 th Grade Art

Why Do We Wear Shoes?  Shoes are familiar, recognizable and necessary objects around the world.  A shoe is a necessary and functional object.  Shoes can be decorated, colored, shaped and crafted in hundreds of different ways.

The Bata Shoe Museum Toronto, Canada  Sabatons, German Armour – 1490’s  American Button Boots – 1900’s

 Nez Perce, c  Swimming Shoes, late 1920’s  Starburst Shoe, Dutch –

Function  Shoes serve many purposes for people  What are some purposes you can think of?

Functions  Athletic  Business Dressy  Hiking/Walking  Construction/protective  Warm weather – keep feet cool  Cold weather – keep feet warm  Protection from injury  Mountain climbing  Ceremonial – wedding, prom, etc.

Ceremonial  Shoes are an important part in many cultures as ceremonial dress.  Wedding  African tribal dance  Chinese Ceremonies

Fashion  Sometimes we wear shoes because we just like how they look!  Shoes may accent the clothing we are wearing

What can shoes tell us about people?

Your Assignment  Create a shoe out of clay  Design your own unique shoe!  You can use your own shoes to get your ideas started  Think about what the purpose of your shoe is: fashion or function  Learn how to construct with clay slabs  Learn the tools used with clay  Glaze your shoe

Homework  Draw 3 different concepts for 3 different types of shoes.  1 functional shoe  1 fashion shoe  1 ceremonial shoe/morphing shoe  (shoe can be changing into something else – ex. Alligator)