Students will be able to:
- Create a clay hanging basket;
- Use different textures to add variety to their work;
- Use contrast to create areas of emphasis;
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment; and
- Support their ideas with evidence found in the works.
Take a small ball of clay about the size of a tennis ball. Flatten it onto a piece of wax paper with your fingers and the palm of your hand. Next use a rolling pin or dowel to roll it into a smooth slab about .75 cm (1/4 in) thick. The wax paper will keep the clay from sticking to the table.
Fold a piece of copy paper in half. Cut out a heart shape that will fit your slab.
Place the paper pattern on the clay slab.
Use the pin tool to cut out the heart.
Poll out a smaller slab the same way you made the first one. Cut out a smaller heart from the original pattern.
Cut out the smaller heart. Make a small oval slab of clay. Use the pin tool to score the back of the shape.
Score the spot on the small heart where you will be joining the small oval shape. Brush slip onto the surface of the oval.
Add details using various textures and tools. Remember to score and slip every time you add pieces of clay.
Place the small heart onto the larger heart. Use the pin tool to mark where the small heart will join the larger heart. Remove the small heart.
Score the places where the two pieces of clay will be joined. Apply slip to the scored areas.
Crumple up a small ball of wax paper.
Place the crumpled up wax paper on the large heart and place the small heart on top of it. The wax paper will support the small heart while it dries.
Join the two pieces of clay together, gently pushing the edges into each other.
Use the tip of a pencil to make two holes at the top of the heart shape for the ribbon or string. Allow the clay to dry for about one week.
When the clay is dry paint it with acrylic paint.
Add a ribbon or string and some dried or silk flowers to complete the gift.
Students will be able to: