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Ceramic Projects. High School Sculpture. What are some things you already know about clay? . Clay . Figures, tiles, and tableware are a few examples of items made out of clay. Most common: Bowls, vases, and tableware.
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Ceramic Projects High School Sculpture
Clay • Figures, tiles, and tableware are a few examples of items made out of clay. • Most common: Bowls, vases, and tableware. • Some are considered fine art, others decorative, industrial, or artifacts.
Clay • Pottery can be made by one individual or by many in a factory.
What is emphasized in pottery? • Shape
What is emphasized in potter? • Decoration
What is emphasized in potter? • Carving and other methods
What is emphasized in potter? • Glazing
History of Clay • Ceramics can be found in almost every ancient developed culture of the world (like plaster!) • Majority of the time, pottery is the only surviving remains of these cultures.
Major Cultures Involved with Clay • Chinese • Cretan • Greek • Persian • Mayan • Japanese • Korean • Modern Western Cultures
Ancient doesn’t mean old! • Many styles from these cultures are copied even in pottery today.
Ceramics in America • Oldest ceramics found in America date back 5,000 – 6,000 years ago.
Ceramics at the Beginning • Every ceramic piece was hand built till the 4th millennia B.C. Then a form of the wheel was invented. • Early pots were made by pinching or coil-built.