Horsehair Raku

Naked Raku Demonstration Riggs

Olla making!

Watch this handbuilders!

For New Throwers !

Watch this!

Fortune Cookies!

Happy New Year!
You should have your 3 clay bodies, 3 fortune cookies finished!
You should also have your 3 small fortune cookies made out of your favorite clay body completed!
Remember every clay body should have a different glaze technique.  Check the dry erase board!
We are now going to divide into 2 groups  (Wheel and Handbuilding)

There is a lot to do!  Stay focused!

Documenting our learning!

See sample on P drive of expectations for blog!  There is a great example!
P drive/ teachers/student save in/ exemplar ceramics 1 blog final

Required:
1.  5 tiles/ 5 surfaces/mishima, incised, slip-trailed,water-etched
  -Describe each process
  -Temperature/cone/ of bisque firing and glaze (Why were certain tiles bisqued to a higher temperature?)
-Image of work created
-Reflection of what worked and what didn't
-What process did you relate most to as the maker (artist)?
-How did you incorporate what you learned into the work you created in the future?

2. Drape Mould 1
Decribe the process!
What were the requirements for this project?  (Criteria that must be met in order to receive a 4?)
What worked?  What didn't?
If you were to make the project over what would you do differently?
What did you learn!
Complete sentences!  Use spellcheck please!

Drape Mould 2-
Review questions above!

Drape Mould 3-
Review questions above!

Throwing process!
Steps to throwing on the wheel.
Hand positions.  See P drive- Images of hand positions are there!
This is your final!  It is due on Final day!  No exceptions!  I will be figuring grades before I leave for break!  Ask questions before the deadline!  Make sure you are there for final day!

Throwing Hand Positions!