Coil Pottery-Week 4

Coil Pottery

Studio: All sculptures should be finished and dried over the weekend. All artwork be ready for the kiln firing next week.

1. use 1/2 pottery for coil design. You need to use ay least 3 types of coils

2. Build your addition/objects( based on your theme) between the coils. Do not attach them onto the wall of coils unless the size of the object is really small. 

3. The top of the vessel should not be on the same horizon level to make the sculpture interesting. 

5. Must have a form

5 Write class code and name( first name and last name initial) underneath the pottery. On the back of the bottom layer, it is on the side that touching the table

6. The thickness of the coil must not thinner than your pinkie.

7. Inner coil wall:  Move the clay together and smooth the inner wall

8. Smooth the surface with a sponge

Google Slide

Cover page: Coil Pottery from Ancient to Present+ ClassCode+ First name + Last Name initial

Save the presentation in this title: Coil Pottery+ First name + Last Name initial

1. Essential Questions:

• What are the special qualities of clay that allow it to be both sculptural and functional?
• What knowledge and basic actions does one need to make a successful piece of creating with clay?
•  How is the kiln involved in pottery production, and how does the clay change after firing? 
•  How do artists and designers document the development of their artistic process and why?

2. Final artwork (2-3 photos)

3. Theme and Big idea
Theme is an educational and positive moral message/ advice that you would like to convey to the school/ community/ world.
The big idea is to further explain the theme with personal internalized insights and stories.

4. The process of planning.

• Drafts
• Three coil design with symbolic meaning( sketches+ explanation)
• Objects related to the theme( sketch) 
• Does it have a function?
• Where is the sculpture will be displayed?

5. The process of making the sculpture
2-3 Photos of greenware before firing
2-3 Photos of underglaze bisques

6. Reference
7 Critique

• What was good? 
• How could I improve? 

 Make sure the critique is based on the following rubric:

• How do I stabilize the coils? How many coil designs I use for the pottery?
• How do I avoid the air bubble when building my additions/objects?  What are the objects? How do I form it?
• Do I try any effort to smooth clean the pottery 

8 Conclusion

• What are the new things/feelings I discovered about myself through this project?  
•  Have I tried my best effort to create a positive learning environment for everyone in this classroom?
• Do I clean up every class?