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Essentials of Art

Essentials of Art. Space unit. Clay project requirements. You will make 2 out of the 4 following projects. Your choice. All projects must be made solely of clay. Fired projects may be glazed or hand painted.

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Essentials of Art

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  1. Essentials of Art Space unit

  2. Clay project requirements • You will make 2 out of the 4 following projects. Your choice. • All projects must be made solely of clay. • Fired projects may be glazed or hand painted. • Use pinch, slab, drape , coil methods to create forms. You may use one or any combination of these methods. • Clay walls should be no thicker than 1 inch and all clay must be pounded before use. • All clay pieces must be slip and scored together. • Your grade will be based on both craftsmanship and creativity.

  3. 11. Canopic Jars- in ancient Egypt) one of four containers with tops in the form of animal heads of the gods, for holding the entrails of a mummy • You will create a personal or Modern version of a Canopic jar. • Object must have a body and separate head lid. • Design of lid must be a head form. This head must be an original design and not based around Egyptian imagery or pre-existing concepts. • Lid must on fit on jar and contain a ridge on the bottom to prevent toppling over. • Both jar and head must be hollow.

  4. 2. Master Copy Plate • You will create a plate through the drape method. • You will need to bring in a plate to drape. Make sure it is a dinner size plate. Cover with newspaper and press a slab into the plate. • Plate must be removed when the clay is leatherhard. • You will create a relief sculpture and relief carving on the draped plate. • The image will be a copy of an existing “masterpiece”. You will depict a section of this painting. • You will be able to choose your painting from a masterworks ppt. • You may pick your another famous work of art but it must be approved by the instructor.

  5. 3. Matryoshka dolls ( Russian nesting dolls ) • Create a series of at least 4 nesting dolls. • All containers must have lids and enough space to fit together. • Series on dolls must be based on a theme of your choice. • Figures can be built from slab, coils ( smoothed out ) or pinch methods.

  6. 4. Three-dimensional copy of a still life object • Copy a functional object from observation. • Object could be a tool, shoe, toys, food, etc. • Copy proportions, textures, etc. from observation. • Clay sculpture must be completely in the round. • Sculpture must be a similar size to original object.

  7. Clay project contract. Fill out this form to plan out 2 clay projects.Pick 2 of the 4 projects. 20 points Project 1 Project 2 • Canopic jar- above sketch out design for jar, include original lid. • Plate- print out masterwork painting and circle detail section with a compass.Attach ( staple ) image to this handout 3. Nesting dolls- above sketch out all 4 dolls with theme. 4. Still life object - Quick sketch from observation of still life .Draw in space above or attach sketch to this handout.

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