You will be making a box in the style of the Bronze Vessels. You will be using texture plates, carving and adding clay to decorate your box. Animal, nature, and/or geometric forms must influence your designs. Your box must have a lid with a handle. Think About: What will your box hold?

Chinese Bronze Vessels Ting vessels of the Shang Dynasty were used in various ceremonies, especially funerals These vessels were designed o hold something of value The designs were based on animal and geometric forms Some designs show a symmetrical human mask, Late Shang designers used zoomorphic motifs with quadruped reptiles, birds, and insects

Go to chicopee.wikispaces.com/Bronze Vessels Print out 2-3 Bronze Vessels that you like Sketch out the shape of your box on the sketch paper Include the designs you will be adding to it (take ideas from the print outs) Remember your box must have a lid and a handle  Think About: What will your box hold?