Scott Harrison on mon 14 may 01
I also teach high school ceramics. One of our favorite projects is a =
table
fountain. The pumps are cheap at 9.00 ea. and they can
construct them in so many different ways, from a vertical piece to a hori=
zontal
piece. The fact that they actually work gets them going!
Scott Harrison
South Fork High Ceramics
Hudson Mackenzie wrote:
> from sue galos (vsgalos@yahoo.com) via hudson@potters.org
>
> I am a high school art teacher and teach 2 to 3 classes of
> handbuilding a year. I try to make the course challenging
> and have a few projects that work really well, but I need
> new ideas. They get all the basic info and practice pinch,
> coil and slab. I then have them do:
> 1. a texture piece - usually flat ( astrology can be the inspiration)
> 2. a story telling or dream piece
> 3. an upright draped piece
> 4. a combination of coil and slab
> 5. a closed structure; must have multiple parts and a lid/roof ect
> I have also had them do:
> - a nature piece
> - a mask
> - a combined ( more than one ) pinch piece
> - a project of their own choice
> I usually find that the results are great at the start but begin
> to fade about half way through the semester, ergo; new ideas needed!!
> Thanks, Sue
>
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Celia Littlecreek on mon 14 may 01
Sue, few years ago, I attended a seminar with several ceramists as
instructors. One of which was Dhannon Rhudy who also is a member of this
group. She has a technique that uses a wheel thrown pot as a slump mold,
and the thrown mold is broken after the vessel inside is finished being
built. I threw the molds for my students and let them do the rest. Some=
of
the handbuilt vessels wanted thrown mouths, which I also did because none=
of
my students had access to a wheel. Dhannon published an article in Potte=
ry
Making Illustrated. I don't recall which issue. I think she would be gl=
ad
to answer any questions you might have. My students really enjoyed it.
They used stamps to decorate strips of clay laid on the inside of the
thrown mold. Some left open areas. I don't have a gas kiln, so we Rakue=
d
our vessels. The students any I were all very happy with the results.
---- Original Message -----
From: "Hudson Mackenzie"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 6:02 AM
Subject: project ideas for high school students
> from sue galos (vsgalos@yahoo.com) via hudson@potters.org
>
> I am a high school art teacher and teach 2 to 3 classes of
> handbuilding a year. I try to make the course challenging
> and have a few projects that work really well, but I need
> new ideas. They get all the basic info and practice pinch,
> coil and slab. I then have them do:
> 1. a texture piece - usually flat ( astrology can be the inspiration)
> 2. a story telling or dream piece
> 3. an upright draped piece
> 4. a combination of coil and slab
> 5. a closed structure; must have multiple parts and a lid/roof ect
> I have also had them do:
> - a nature piece
> - a mask
> - a combined ( more than one ) pinch piece
> - a project of their own choice
> I usually find that the results are great at the start but begin
> to fade about half way through the semester, ergo; new ideas needed!!
> Thanks, Sue
>
>
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Mike Gordon on mon 14 may 01
Hi,
I've been teaching high school for 25 yrs and in the begining I taught
drawing and ceramics. The last 15 or so have been just ceramics. I teach
a combination of throwing and handbuilding. Your list of projects sounds
ok I would only add more emphasis on letting them decide what direction
they would like to explore. Let their creativity and imagination be
their guide.After they have learned the techniques of handbuilding I
leave ( what ) they build up to them and only suggest projects if the
come up blank. I have always taught with the idea of " if you can think
of it I'll show you how to build it". Mike Gordon
Hudson Mackenzie on mon 14 may 01
from sue galos (vsgalos@yahoo.com) via hudson@potters.org
I am a high school art teacher and teach 2 to 3 classes of
handbuilding a year. I try to make the course challenging
and have a few projects that work really well, but I need
new ideas. They get all the basic info and practice pinch,
coil and slab. I then have them do:
1. a texture piece - usually flat ( astrology can be the inspiration)
2. a story telling or dream piece
3. an upright draped piece
4. a combination of coil and slab
5. a closed structure; must have multiple parts and a lid/roof ect
I have also had them do:
- a nature piece
- a mask
- a combined ( more than one ) pinch piece
- a project of their own choice
I usually find that the results are great at the start but begin
to fade about half way through the semester, ergo; new ideas needed!!
Thanks, Sue
john boalick on tue 15 may 01
ArtsEdNet sponsored by the getty foundation has some good clay lessons=
on their web site. Skutt kilns web page also has some clay ideas. I thin=
k tying works or art a project can also work well. My teacher had hi=
s beginning students watch a video on maria martinez and then from that e=
merged a smoke fired pinch pot rattle project where they burnished t=
hem and made their own handels. Hope that helps.
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Carolsan on tue 15 may 01
The creative handbuilding project that gets our ceramic lab humming is
building a sculptural form over a bundle of plastic bags or a balloon.
Usually most interesting results.
Carolsan
> I am a high school art teacher and teach 2 to 3 classes of
> handbuilding a year. I try to make the course challenging
> and have a few projects that work really well, but I need
> new ideas. They get all the basic info and practice pinch,
> coil and slab. I then have them do:
> 1. a texture piece - usually flat ( astrology can be the inspiration)
> 2. a story telling or dream piece
> 3. an upright draped piece
> 4. a combination of coil and slab
> 5. a closed structure; must have multiple parts and a lid/roof ect
> I have also had them do:
> - a nature piece
> - a mask
> - a combined ( more than one ) pinch piece
> - a project of their own choice
> I usually find that the results are great at the start but begin
> to fade about half way through the semester, ergo; new ideas needed!!
> Thanks, Sue
>
>
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Lorri on tue 15 may 01
I'll throw out some ideas that were used when I took a class at a =3D
community college to help the students learn more about clay and it's =3D
possibilities. One was an architectural project. In that, it didn't =3D
necessarily have to be a building, but had to have been inspired from =3D
architecture (ie, arches, domes, etc.) For that assignment, I made a =3D
pagoda. Another assignment one having items that were meant to go =3D
together so that the items had to fit a theme. For that one, I did a =3D
placesetting of dishes. Another student did several face masks. =3D
Another assignment was to find a historical piece and reproduce it (not =3D
to scale). That made the students study historical pieces and determine =
=3D
which style suited them. Part II of that assignments was to research =3D
the ceramist (or era) and do a paper on it (someone like George Ohr or =3D
pre-columbian pots, Greek pots, etc). It gave us a history lesson in =3D
clay at the same time as finding something to do. Another one was to =3D
decorate in the clay. For that one I made cutouts on the upper 2/3's of =
=3D
the clay and made a candle holder. I'd not messed with that before but =3D
it sure made me want to do more of it. Hope any of these ideas help.
Lorri Paustian
Lenexa, KS
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