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Clay Lesson Project

 


Description:

This is a clay wall hanging. It was made from air-dry clay using the slab method. Before creating the slab I wedged my clay so if it was not air dry it wouldn't have blown up in the kiln. After the clay was wedged, I rolled it out both directions to make a slab. Once I had my slab, I cut the rectangle shape out using a paper template. Before doing anything, I added two holes to the top for a string to hang the art. The heart was included using the additive or slip and score method. In order to get the heart shape I slabbed excess clay and cut the heart out. Next, I outlined the heart on the rectangle so I knew where it would go. Then, I roughed up or scored the back of the heart and the area on the rectangle. After scoring, I added water to the rough areas and pressed the heart down in the outline. Pressing the heart down lightly allows air to escape and serves as a gluing process. Adding a little more water to the outside edges helped me make sure everything was smooth. The detail on the sides and the dots on the heart were done using the subtractive method. I used a small tool to carve into the clay slab. I mixed the light green paint using yellow, blue, and white. 

Extension: 

Another variation of this project that I think would be fun for students to do would be to create a coaster. Instead of putting holes in the top, students would leave the slab whole. They could create square, circle, oval, heart, etc. shaped coasters. Students could also use subtractive methods to detail their coasters. I would stay away from slip and score for this project as it would not make for a good coaster if it was an uneven surface. The students would also paint their coasters using more than one color. 

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