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Assignment: Figure

• Use Coil Building or Hollowing a Solid Form
• Use an emotive quality expressing a particular feeling OR express a quality of element about your family history
• Must be 8 inches or taller
• Identify your inspiration before beginning your project, make a sketch, and think about structural issues before beginning

Assignment: Vase or Tumbler

• Vase: Focus on body of vessel, form, curve. Pay attention to the lip of the vessel, what is the intent, “Is it a flower vase? Does the mouth of the vessel accommodate a particular flower?” Trim foot, attach handle.
• Tumbler: Focus on thin even walls, must be taller than 5 inches, pay attention to weight, this will hold liquid to drink – must be light. Trim foot, pay attention to lip.

Assignment: Slab Sculpture

• Create slab sculpture over 10 inches in height.
• Must have more than 5 visual planes.
• Focus on both vertical and horizontal visual lines.
• Can be abstract or have visual representation.
• Be conscious of the joining of the slabs, must be seamless.

Assignment: Mugs

• Create mug with open lip
• Must have pulled handle
• Create textural surface with impressions
• Impression can be stamp, drawn, pressed
• Pay attention to weight and foot

Assignment: Organic Coil

• Create an organic shaped abstract sculpture
• Can be a pedestal or wall piece
• It must not be representational
• It must be either 10 inches in height OR width
• Create in sections and attach, you will want to build this in pieces and put it together as you go, be careful of the weight of the clay

Assignment: Pitcher or Candy Jar

• Create a Pitcher with a spout and handle
• Must be at least 8 inches in height
• Must pour!!!!!!
• Create Candy Jar with drop on or drop in lid
• Must have mouth wide enough for cookies
• Must have wide belly suitable for holding candy or cookies, pay attention to foot, consider altering