Andy/Liz Mellen on sat 1 apr 00
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To all readers of this message,
My name is Liz Mellen. I am a pottery teacher and an MA student. For my
dissertation I am researching ways of making certain ceramic processes more
meaningful to students. I would be grateful for any responses to the =
following
questions from anyone involved in teaching:
1. Have you ever built and/or fired kilns with schoolchildren, adults with
learning difficulties etc. and how did this work as an educational =
experience?
2. Have you ever made glazes from raw ingredients with students, and do you
think this was a useful educational experience?
Any other useful information, contacts etc. gratefully received. In
anticipation, thankyou.
Paul Taylor on mon 3 apr 00
Dear Liz
I as one of my student projects, I get them to bring in materials they
have
mined themselves which I grind down to a powder when necessary. Then we
either mix them on their own or with some standard ceramic materials, like
borax fritt or feldspar if I feel the materials needs a little help.
However a lot of my experience goes into setting the perameters for most
of the tests we are not too strict about measurement. We do it by the
spoonful that seems to work as long at the same pint weights are maintained
by not letting the materials dry out. I hasten to add that this is a second
level course. I would expect to give less help and expect stricter measuring
with university students.
Do not do this project unless you have a lot of experience and have a good
idea of the chemical constituent of all the stuff. Stone ware is better than
earthenware.
Someone always brings in some sea shells off a fish farm. They are calcined
and ground and give the best results. The soda in them runs and flashes
every ware even in oxidation.
The project is done in a group and all materials are shared and notes
and photos exchanged . The students enjoy it. I like it to because unlike
the most of the course everybody is working together.
The brief also asks the students to make small dishes or pots to
experiment on.
With cling film the World is a prees-mold.
Regards Paul T
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>From: Andy/Liz Mellen
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Subject: MA student needs your help with pottery teaching research
>Date: Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 8:30 pm
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>To all readers of this message,
>
>My name is Liz Mellen. I am a pottery teacher and an MA student. For my
>dissertation I am researching ways of making certain ceramic processes more
>meaningful to students. I would be grateful for any responses to the following
>questions from anyone involved in teaching:
>
>1. Have you ever built and/or fired kilns with schoolchildren, adults with
>learning difficulties etc. and how did this work as an educational experience?
>
>2. Have you ever made glazes from raw ingredients with students, and do you
>think this was a useful educational experience?
>
>Any other useful information, contacts etc. gratefully received. In
>anticipation, thankyou.
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