Ceramics Handbuilding
Lessons by Vivian Komando
Elongated Pinch
Pot | Expressive Slab
Bowls | Organic Coil
Vessel
Vivian Moreira Komando, Ed. S, NBCT
Class: Ceramics Pottery and 3D AP
Unit: Clay / Hand building
Lesson: Elongated Pinch Pot Bottle
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lesson is published on the AP
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Procedures:
1. This lesson begins with a
basic pinch
pot
2. Clay can be added -
pinched and extended.
Resources: (resources
were on line at time lesson was published)
- Class Text: Ceramics
Class; Handbuilding Techniques
Joaquim Chavarria
- Examples
of pinch pots
- Potter
Joyce Michaud http://jmichaudgallery.hypermart.net/htdocs/Gallery.shtml
- Pinch
pots in stoneware and porcelain http://members.tripod.com/~avapots/Page3.html
- Pinch
pots by Kristen
Doner
http://pottery.netfirms.com/ppts/kris_don_files/frame.htm#slide0009.htm
- Crystal
Productions - Ceramics Poster / Pinch Pots
Vivian Moreira Komando, Ed. S, NBCT
Class: Ceramics Pottery and 3D AP
Unit: Clay / Hand building
(see
more examples)
Lesson: Experimenting with Slab Building to
Create a Bowl - Expressive Bowls
Objective:
The student will learn how to work with the draping, molding,
and joining properties of clay to hand build a bowl that has
expressive qualities. (click image for larger view)
Materials:
- Red
low fire clay
- Water
- Clay
sponges
- Inflatable
beach ball
- Glazes
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Resources:
- Class Text: Ceramics
Class; Handbuilding Techniques
Joaquim Chavarria
- Examples
of slab draped pots
Procedures:
The
teacher will:
- Use
class text with students to review clay properties
- Have
examples of varied forms of clay pots / vessels that are constructed by draping the clay
- Look
at the "Impressions" work of potter Joyce Michaud with the class
and analyze the expressive quality of the bowls http://jmichaudgallery.hypermart.net/htdocs/Gallery.shtml
- Demonstrate
how to roll slabs, how to tear the clay, and how to join slab
pieces over an inflated beach ball to form a bowl.
- Assist
students as needed
- Critique
with students as work progresses
Criteria:
The
student will:
- Review
clay properties in class text
- Partake
in class discussions
- Watch
demonstration on draping and joining slabs to form a bowl
- Overlap
and smooth the slabs to join as the bowl is formed
- Consider
options of jagged edges versus smooth edges to create expressive
qualities
- Release
air from beach ball during the various stages of the clay drying
process
- Consider
the final form of the bowl as the beach ball air is released and
the clay is still moldable to
create expressive qualities
- Glaze
the bisque fired bowl
- Written
critique of piece in art journal
- Demonstrate
mastery of draping and joining of slabs
- Show
evidence of craftsmanship
Evaluation:
Rubric
based on the above criteria and problem solving to form bowl
Vivian Moreira Komando, Ed. S, NBCT
Class: Ceramics Pottery and 3D AP
Unit: Clay / Hand building
Lesson: Constructing a Coil Pot
(see
more examples)
Objective:
The student will learn how to use coil-building techniques to
create a 12" coil pot that incorporates variety. (click
image for larger view)
Materials:
- Art
journals
- White low
fire clay
- Water
- Clay
sponges
- Wooden
clay tools
- Glazes
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Resources:
1.
Class Text: Ceramics Class; Handbuilding Techniques
Joaquim Chavarria
2.
The Origins of the Potter's Wheel by Victor Bryant http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/potters_wheel.htm
3.
Crystal Productions' Ceramics posters / Coil pots
4.
Examples of Coil pots
Procedures: (See
construction process)
The
teacher will:
- Use
class text with students and read / discuss the chapter on coil
building.
- Visit
the web page on The
Origins of the Potter's Wheel by Victor Bryant, discussing the differences and
similarities / variations of slab building in the past and the
present.
- Demonstrate
how to roll coils, how to shape coils, and how to join coils.
- Have
Crystal Ceramic Coil Building Poster displayed for review.
- Have
actual coil pots for students to see or digital images of coil
pots created by other students.
- Assist
students as needed
- Critique
with students as work progresses
Criteria:
The
student will:
- Read
coil building techniques in class text
- Partake
in class discussions
- Watch
demonstration on coil building
- Draw
3 sketches in his/her art journal of coil pot designs
- Student
and teacher will critique coil designs
- Select
one design for the coil project
- Use
variety in the construction of the coil pot.
- Smooth
the inside of the vessel to join coils
- Build
the coil pot to a height of 12" (or more)
- Measure
the coil pot after each firing to see how much the clay shrinks
from the start of the project to the final piece
- Glaze
the bisque fired pot
- Written
critique of piece in art journal
- Demonstrate
mastery of coil building
- Show
evidence of craftsmanship
Evaluation:
Rubric
based on the above criteria
