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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
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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
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
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.