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Stiff Slab Box
Requirements:
- Must be at least 6″ in length in one direction (height OR width OR depth)
- Must have a lid (knob & feet optional)
- Must have carvings/sgraffito work
Pre-AP Requirements:
- Must be at least 6″ in length in one direction (H or W or D)
- Must have a lid (knob & feet optional)
- Must be a non-square form (example: triangle, heart, cylinder)
Creating the Sides:
Building the Box:
Cleaning Up the Box:
Cutting the Lid/Design:
Final Independent Projects
Choose 2 projects from the following list:
(Both projects combined should not exceed 10 lbs.)
Easy (B+):
- Animal or Gargoyle: Min. 6 in. tall, hollow, detailed features
- Plate with 3 Different Food Items: Min. 8 in. diameter plate, min. 3 different food items, with texture!
- Cookie Jar with a Locking Lid: Min. 6 in. tall, include lid w/ keys, knob
- Birdhouse – Fun, Funky, Functional: Min. 6 in. tall, w/ an opening & perch, functional!
- Natural Landscape/Cityscape (3-D!): Min. 6 in. wide, work from a picture, not your memory!
Medium (A-):
- Human Figure in Action: Min. 6 in. tall, must have action, attach to a base
- Stylish Shoe: Min. 6 in. tall/wide, realistic proportion and textures!
- Ancient Piece of Pottery Replica: Min. 8 in. tall, exact from image, same tech., can alter overall size
- Hand-built Teapot (slab, coil, or pinch): Min. 6 in. tall, must have: handle, spout, lid w/keys, functional!
- Plane, Train, or Automobile Replica: Min. 6 in. long, must look realistic, consider make and model
Hard (A):
- Wheel-Thrown Cereal Bowls, set of 4: Min. 3 in. tall, must match, be similar in shape & functional!
- Wheel-Thrown Teapot: Min. 6 in. tall; on wheel: body, spout, & lid w/keys, hand-built: handle; functional!
- Abstract Sculpture of 20 Multiples: Min. 6 in., min. 20 identical 3D forms made into 3D sculpture
- Series of 3 Coil/Slab/Wheel Vases: Min. 6 in. tall, must have a connecting theme, can be abstract
- Portrait Bust (head and shoulders): Min. 9 in. tall, work from images, realistic! Takes 3 weeks! (Counts as 2 projects because of the challenge and quantity of clay). Must watch video for creating a head and the proportions in clay!
Easy, Medium, or Hard:
- Original Sculpture (another idea): Min. 6 in. tall, MUST BE PREAPPROVED!
- The CONTENT of your piece is up to you. Make it interesting and something you like!
- If you are stumped, check out ceramic magazines, posters, textbooks, or your Top 5 worksheet!
- Fill out the plan & design sheet on back and complete 3 sketches for each.
- Can turn in each plan separate or together.
- If you change your mind, you MUST submit a NEW plan & designs.
- Hard project will receive higher grades than Easy projects. (Hard=A, Medium=A-, Easy=B+)
**Projects can become “harder” or “easier” based upon your plan.
These are your FINAL PROJECTS to turn in; MAKE THEM YOUR BEST!
Grading Criteria for Each Project (100 pts each):
Directions & Techniques (25 points): name & period; proposal submitted BEFORE starting & matches final project; follows specific project requirements; uses appropriate building techniques; showcases a high degree of technical challenge and difficulty
Composition & Creativity (25 points): final sculpture is highly developed, balanced, & unified; interesting from all angles; surface and texture are considered; showcases a high level of creativity, and a high degree of compositional development and risk-taking
Craftsmanship (25 points): high level of craftsmanship; everything (surfaces, details, connections/scoring & slipping) is done in a neat and clean manner; no extra marks, gashes, remnants, cracks, or lumps
Effort & Participation (25 points): student worked everyday for the entire period without a reminder; cleaned up adequately and at the appropriate time each day; took responsibility for their project, work area, and respected the projects and work areas of others; turned-in on time
Projects DUE:
- Greenware Due: May 16
- Glazeware Due: May 23
Links to Project Ideas: Ceramic Arts Daily: Lots of ideas here! Birdhouse Pinterest Board Ceramic Animals Pinterest Board Ceramic Human Figure Pinterest Board Ceramic Teapots Pinterest Board Ceramic Architecture Pinterest Board Ceramic Organics Pinterest Board Ceramic Tips Pinterest Board Ceramic Vases Pinterest Board Ceramic Functional Piece Pinterest Board Ceramic Abstract Sculpture Pinterest Board Ceramic Bowls Pinterest Board
Ceramic Series
Project Requirements:
- Choose a basic form – organic, geometric, simple, or complex.
- Repeat this form in clay 6 times. Create 3 forms that have additive features and 3 forms that have subtractive features.
- Each form needs to be around 4 inches tall, nothing huge, nothing extremely small. Something that could fit in the palm of your hand would be ideal.
- Pay attention to craftsmanship and your 3 S’s (Score, Slip, Seal). Clean up your pieces; no clay burrs.
- Be creative!
- Create a sketch of your basic form and 3 additive ideas and 3 subtractive ideas. Post the sketches to your blog.
- Create your greenware and post to your blog.
- Glaze your bisqueware and post to your blog with the following answers to these questions:
(1) What did you learn during this project?
(2) How did you come up with your idea? What were your reasons you did what you did?
(3) Describe how your project idea evolved/changed from beginning to end. What changes did you make? Why did you make these changes?
(4) What did you do well during this project? Be specific in your answer.
(5) What could you have improved upon in the project? Be specific in your answer.
(6)What knowledge and/or experiences will you use from this experience to proceed with your next project?
(7)Rate your overall performance on the project from 1-10, 10 being the best, 1 being the worst. Why would you rate yourself at this level?
Spring Semester Preview: Ceramics
I thought I would get you guys excited about what’s to come next semester! I have been thinking of some fun ideas for us to try and some contests for us to create. I even have an idea for your final project!
We will definitely have a “Most Realistic Food” Contest!
Along with a contest for the most expressive face!
We will see who can make the tiniest working teapot and cup set.
You will also get a chance to throw a pot on the wheel!
Lastly, for your final exam, we will transform the classroom into a gallery space where you will display your best work, and we will invite the entire school to stop by and take a look!
I don’t know about you, but I’m super excited about the Spring Semester!
Tips on Centering and Pulling a Perfect Cylinder
Here’s a video by Adam Field who talks about the mechanics of centering and pulling a cylinder. I thought it would be good for you to see so you can find an alternate method for centering if you are having an issues with it.