1. Give each student: Their clay basket Give each table (take from the grey shelves at back of room) : Paints (use only brown tone) in small quantities at each table Paint brushes Basket of yarn (earth tones) Reeds (pre-cut) REMEMBER to soak these a couple of hours before class Weaving options: leather pieces, rope, wire etc. Docent Setup List: Docent Clean up List: Make sure names are on back of clay Place completed in on a marked (teacher name) shelf along back of room. Wipe down tables, refill any items and return to bins as you found them – thanks for doing this and leading the lesson! Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2

2. Lesson 9 – Fifth Grade Clay and Basket Fusion Part 2 - Weaving and Painting Art@Booksin

3. Today’s Lesson Today you will combine your fired clay pot with reeds to create a sculptural vessel that fuses two ancient techniques! Skill Development: Art@Booksin An opportunity to use new materials: yarn and reeds, and create a three- dimensional form using weaving techniques. Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2

4. Examples of ancient woven baskets Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2

5. What is basket weaving? Art@Booksin For thousands of years people have woven baskets using the natural materials available to them, like willow shoots and reedy grasses. If you follow the steps outlined for making a wicker basket, the result will be a basket beautiful enough to put on display. Basket weave

6. Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2 Basket-weaving today is both a practical skill, a source of income and a serious art form.

7. Let’s get started.. Supplies Needed for Part two: Paint in brown tones Reeds (precut) Yarn Leather Thread Wire Beads Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2

8. Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2 To inspire you:

9. Art@Booksin Clay and Basket Fusion - part 2

10. 1.Paint (just one coat) the interior and exterior of pot 2.Insert a piece of reed through a hole in the base. Bend the reed when it’s half-way through so that both ends point up. 1.Using a piece of wire, tie the two sides of the reed together just above the rim of the base. Wrap the wire around the reed a few times, and tie. Repeat for all the pieces of reed. It may help to do this in pairs 1.Now, begin weaving the basket! NOTE: some may like to weave is the reeds fall outwards versus upwards 2.Leave the reeds untrimmed at the top, or cut them into a uniform height. This vessel is a sculptural celebration of two ancient crafts “woven” into one! Art@Booksin Process (Part two):

11. Art@Booksin Process (Part two):

12. LESSON PLAN ADAPTED FROM DICKBLICK.COM By Tara Button March 2016 Art@Booksin Docents there is a YouTube tutorial for this to give you some ideas – we are aiming for RUSTIC. https://youtu.be/T2rD0GGjHAE.