ARTSHP@AOL.COM on fri 1 sep 00
I am not young, nor am I inexperienced in teaching, but I am starting my
first full year as a full-time Jr. High art teacher - - and for some reason I
am so nervous that I can hardly think! Brains seem to be on hold or something
- and my confidence has fled!
7th grader ALL have to have me for part of one semester as part of an
integrated unit. We are working with world geography and will therefore be
doing World Art. I am planning to do pots inspired by the coiled pottery done
during the Jomon period of Japanese art history - the insides are smoothed
and the outside coil designs remain intact.
What I would like is any helpful hints - those who have taught long or
created these often - - what things can I do that will make my students
achieve success more easily?
Thanks!
Susan in Seattle
Teresa Speakman on fri 1 sep 00
Susan,
I have made many of these style of pots, and talked to many high school
students about working with clay. All have complained of their
discouragement in coil building because: the teachers insist upon making
the students slip and score, thus making it slippery and frustrating if not
impossible to join securely. When they wrap it up in plastic wrap at the end
of class it is still to wet (because of the slip/ score)
So...no slip and scoring unless joining leather hard pieces.
I think the most important thing is to use no thinner than 3/4" coils,
because the clay will thin out as you join the coils, and when you are only
smoothing the inside you must join very well on the inside. Many beginners
think that the coil should be the thickness of the finished pot, and they
end up with a collapsed failure.
I would have the student hold the coil in one hand, laying the coil down
and around, while joining the coils with the other hand as it is laid down.
I use my right thumb smooshing the inner 1/2 of the top coil straight down
into the lower coil as I follow my left hand laying down the coils clockwise
around the pot. After 2 or 3 rows are joined, I go back and smoosh the clay
at a downward angle, while gently supporting the outside with my left hand
then smooth completely if it is a narrow pot before I continue. If it is
wide I will wait until as high as I want it and then smooth the interior all
at once.
Good Luck!
Teresa in Ohio
>-- created these often - - what things can I do that will make my students
> achieve success more easily?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Susan in Seattle
>
>
kinoko@OKJUNC2.JUNCTION.NET on fri 1 sep 00
At 10:38 9/1/00 EDT, you wrote:
>I am not young, nor am I inexperienced in teaching, but I am starting my
>first full year as a full-time Jr. High art teacher - - and for some reason I
>am so nervous that I can hardly think! Brains seem to be on hold or something
>- and my confidence has fled!
>
>7th grader ALL have to have me for part of one semester as part of an
>integrated unit. We are working with world geography and will therefore be
>doing World Art. I am planning to do pots inspired by the coiled pottery done
>during the Jomon period of Japanese art history - the insides are smoothed
>and the outside coil designs remain intact.
>
>What I would like is any helpful hints - those who have taught long or
>created these often - - what things can I do that will make my students
>achieve success more easily?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Susan in Seattle
>
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Dear Susan, Isao Sanami-Morrill has been making Jomon style pots for more
than twenty-years and has exhibited severl times in B.C. as well as Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick.
I point out that the inside of the pot,after the coil-joins
are completed, is allowed to partly dry and then scraped quite thin. Often
small wads of paper or dry grass is placed inside and ignited....very
carefully. Both Jomon and Yayoi pots are fired slowly,(Often over a period
of several days) and rarely fired above 1000oC. When Isao first began
making these vessels the rate of attrition,was quite high. It was necessary
to construct three or more pots to have success with one large pot,
measuring over 1meter high X 60cm diameter. She was fortunate to recieve an
Artists grant from The Canada Council of the Arts, to assist us in building
a kiln(An "Ana-gama" or hill-climbing kiln) over 10 meters in length and
large enough to stand in, upright. This Ana-gama holds more than 8 large
pots or 1000 smaller pieces. ^ to 10 cords of slabwood are used for firing
over a period of 7 to 10 24hr days.
We believe there is little information regarding
construction of Jomon or Yayoi. One method,which appears to work well, is
to frive a lrge pole in the ground. Pad the rounded top with grass, then
begin building the pot upsidedown. It has been our observation that Italian
plasterers, begin plastering from the top of a wall rather than from the
bottom. This method is certainly rational since it allows the plaster
moisture to move downwards, allowing new plaster to be easily and firmly
joined to the earlier work.
good luck and happy potting, Don and Isao Sanami-Morrill
Don & Isao Sanami Morrill
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Diane Mead on fri 1 sep 00
Susan:
Other Jomon posts echo what I know. I love our Ocmulgee Red (Lizella
Georgia) clay for this, as it is elastic and forgiving as can be.
I must echo the idea that the size of coil is greatly important to
beginners' success. I try to encourage the kids this age to work with 1"
coils or even bigger if your kiln can hold such large pottery. The smaller
coils are often frustrating to hands that age. You will find the rare,
incredibly facile student who can manage thin and small, but that is not
typical in my experience.
diane in ga
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Chad Allman on mon 4 sep 00
--- kinoko@OKJUNC2.JUNCTION.NET wrote:
> At 10:38 9/1/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >I am not young, nor am I inexperienced in teaching,
> but I am starting my
> >first full year as a full-time Jr. High art teacher
> - - and for some reason I
> >am so nervous that I can hardly think! Brains seem
> to be on hold or something
> >- and my confidence has fled!
> >
> >7th grader ALL have to have me for part of one
> semester as part of an
> >integrated unit. We are working with world
> geography and will therefore be
> >doing World Art. I am planning to do pots inspired
> by the coiled pottery done
> >during the Jomon period of Japanese art history -
> the insides are smoothed
> >and the outside coil designs remain intact.
> >
> >What I would like is any helpful hints - those who
> have taught long or
> >created these often - - what things can I do that
> will make my students
> >achieve success more easily?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Susan in Seattle
> >
Susan,
First of all, it would be good for you to remember
that you are the teacher and you have all of the
knowledge that they are going to benefit from. Believe
in yourself! The fact that you are doing a lesson on
Jomon Pottery lifts your lesson to a higher level of
learning. I don't know much about this period, but
there's a few things that go with that style of
building that might be good for the students.
Score and slip every coil because they are not being
dragged down on both sides. This will help them slow
down and learn about CRAFTSMANSHIP.
They can make spirals or other interesting patterns
out of coils. Just have them add more coils over top
of each pattern. This way you can smooth out the
inside of your pot, but leave the interesting design
on the outside. You could even have them sketch out
some ideas of designs in a sketchbook.
Finally, if you are using glaze in your art room you
can have them brush glaze onto the whole pot(making
sure that the glaze gets into all of the seams or
cracks) and then wipe away the glaze from the surface
of the pot. This will leave behind all of the glaze in
the cracks and will enhance those lines of coils.
Best of Luck!
Chad Allman
>
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>
> Dear Susan, Isao Sanami-Morrill has been making
> Jomon style pots for more
> than twenty-years and has exhibited severl times in
> B.C. as well as Nova
> Scotia and New Brunswick.
> I point out that the inside of the
> pot,after the coil-joins
> are completed, is allowed to partly dry and then
> scraped quite thin. Often
> small wads of paper or dry grass is placed inside
> and ignited....very
> carefully. Both Jomon and Yayoi pots are fired
> slowly,(Often over a period
> of several days) and rarely fired above 1000oC. When
> Isao first began
> making these vessels the rate of attrition,was quite
> high. It was necessary
> to construct three or more pots to have success with
> one large pot,
> measuring over 1meter high X 60cm diameter. She was
> fortunate to recieve an
> Artists grant from The Canada Council of the Arts,
> to assist us in building
> a kiln(An "Ana-gama" or hill-climbing kiln) over 10
> meters in length and
> large enough to stand in, upright. This Ana-gama
> holds more than 8 large
> pots or 1000 smaller pieces. ^ to 10 cords of
> slabwood are used for firing
> over a period of 7 to 10 24hr days.
> We believe there is little
> information regarding
> construction of Jomon or Yayoi. One method,which
> appears to work well, is
> to frive a lrge pole in the ground. Pad the rounded
> top with grass, then
> begin building the pot upsidedown. It has been our
> observation that Italian
> plasterers, begin plastering from the top of a wall
> rather than from the
> bottom. This method is certainly rational since it
> allows the plaster
> moisture to move downwards, allowing new plaster to
> be easily and firmly
> joined to the earlier work.
> good luck and happy potting, Don and
> Isao Sanami-Morrill
> Don & Isao Sanami Morrill
> e-Mail:
>
>
>
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> reached at melpots@pclink.com.
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Vfmasada@AOL.COM on sat 14 oct 00
I am not too familiar with the Jomon pots but from your description they
sound like they are close in the manufacture of 12th century southwestern
vessels. These types of vessels were called corrugated pots. The insides
are smoothed while the exterior coils remain. My suggestion would to
handbuild these inside unvarnished wooden salad bowls. They are small :about
5 inches in diameter. Find larger wooden bowls for the advanced students.
Otherwise, the vessels will have flat bottoms and nothing to support the
sides. Also, when coiling your pots, be sure to over lap the coils by 1/4
to 1/2 to cut down on the coil fractures. Good luck with your projects.
Rick Bowman
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