Clay Roosters, Owls, & Fish
Clay is an earthy material that is sticky and easily molded when wet. Some clay is baked in an oven, called a kiln. Some clay is laid out to dry. It is called air dry clay. We will be using air dry clay.
Just as clay artwork made by an artist is his work, you are the work of the Lord. The Bible says:
Just as clay artwork made by an artist is his work, you are the work of the Lord. The Bible says:
"Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand"
(Isaiah 64:8).
When the Lord created you, he designed everything about you. He made each of us unique. Your clay artwork will be unique too. No two pieces will look exactly alike, so don't worry if your clay doesn't look exactly like your friends.
Objectives:
You will experiment and explore working with clay. You will demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment.
Materials:
air dry clay, water, clay modeling/styling tools, burlap and cloth doilies (something for texture), old toothbrushes, liquitex gloss medium, tempera or acrylic paint, brushes, gloss ceramic sealer, containers, paper plates, black sharpies, laptop to watch video, pipe cleaners, beads
Vocabulary:
Process:
Objectives:
You will experiment and explore working with clay. You will demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment.
Materials:
air dry clay, water, clay modeling/styling tools, burlap and cloth doilies (something for texture), old toothbrushes, liquitex gloss medium, tempera or acrylic paint, brushes, gloss ceramic sealer, containers, paper plates, black sharpies, laptop to watch video, pipe cleaners, beads
Vocabulary:
- 3D - An object that has height, width and depth
- ceramics - products made from clay and similar materials
- human-made - made by people
- medium - the materials that are used to create a work of art
- air-dry clay - clay which air-dries to a hard solid, no baking or firing needed
- sphere - a round solid figure
- slab - a flattened piece of clay
- coil - a piece of clay formed into a cylinder "snake-like" shape
- texture - the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work
- slip - a liquid form of clay used to fill in pores, even out the color, and join clay elements together
Process:
- Get clay, and a paper plate. Write your name on the paper plate.
- Pound out the clay on a piece of burlap. It should be about as thick as a cookie.
- If using air dry clay, dip it in liquitex gloss medium before drying
After the clay has dried, use tempera or acrylic paint to add color. Decorate pipe cleaners with beads and attach through the top holes to hang your clay roosters, owls, & fish. Also decorate pipe cleaners with beads for the rooster & owl legs and attach through the bottom holes.
Standards:
- VA:Cr2.1
- VA:Cr2.2
- VA:Cn11.1
