Diane Lamb-Wanucha on tue 28 nov 00
I'm a High School Art Teacher making progress in getting students to respect
ceramic class. Many students arrive thinking ceramics class is not as
serious as drawing or painting. I start students talking about their
experience with clay and different styles of pottery, sculpture etc. The
students start right away by improving their observational skills and
drawing skills by creating a portfolio of the work of ceramic artists that
they find in Ceramic Monthly and reference books in the classroom library.
Our first project is a tea bowl and we plan a Japanese Tea Ceremony. The tea
bowl has to be functional as well as exist as pure art. Throughout the
semester we refer back to the tea bowl and most students decide that a clay
bowl can indeed be art.
I would be happy to hear about other ways teachers view this art/craft
question with high school students. Thanks Diane
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