POTTERY WHEEL & HANDBUILDING

SISD FINE ARTS IN-SERVICE 2013

USEFUL WEBSITES & DEMO VIDEOS

The “Help! I Can’t” Series- Timseeclay.com

• (8:37) Help! I can’t center! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMWQ7eIbp98

• (8:25) Help! Now it’s stuck! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGjT6Z4TUJ8

• (7:45) Help! I can’t pull a wall! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RoCMYBoIII

VIDEOS FOR FUN/EXPERIMENTATION• (2:44) The wave- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoB3M9Jep14

• (1:12) Piercing pottery- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-78HyFJ0Usk

• 365 days, 365 cups!- http://www.youtube.com/user/hobbypotter?feature=watch

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Clay Turning and Trimming Tools• Apron Cutting Wire• Pottery Wheel Knife or Needle Tool• Bowl of Water Sponge• Bat Plastic Bags • Aluminum Rib Shaping Tool

MATERIALS NEEDED

VOCABULARY

• Clay• Scratch and Slip (Scoring)• Various Tools• Glaze & Underglaze• Kiln• Fire

CONSIDERATIONS & RESOURCES

• Numerous types of glazes (refer to charts)• Numerous types of clay (temperature, color, and material varies)• Catalogs for ordering (refer to SAX)• Art books (various)• Clay magazines and online subscriptions- Claytimes, Ceramicartsdaily, and

Potterymakingillustrated• Fundraising ideas and lessons- student bowl sale, teacher workshops, and

student assignments-bowl, cup, plate before end of year.

IDEAS TO CONSIDER-TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

• Functional vs. Non-functional Adding faces, handles, and lids• Impressions in clay Image transfers• Sgraffito Texture• Relief or cutting away Creative glazing

applications

FACES

FACES/IMAGERY

SGRAFFITO

SGRAFFITO

SGRAFFITO

SGRAFFITO

SGRAFFITO

CUT OUTS

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NOW FOR SOME HANDS ON!

1st-I will do a throwing demo.

2nd-A portion of you will practice throwing on the wheel yourself while the rest of you work on hand built clay sculptures until a wheel is free.