to begin the whole series of lesson on ceramics, leng asked us to prepare a sandwich pack of soil/clay which was dug at least a foot deep from the ground....
and thanks to mr ang's buddy, pk, who got my classmates and me a pail of soil dug up from the construction site which he was supervising currently
step 1:
mash around the soil to remove any stones and organic beings (leaves, twigs etc), no matter how tiny they might be, within the soil/clay mixture as they will carbonised during the firing in the kiln and cause the pottery to crack or explode!!
Second, make a patty.
Measure and draw a line to indicate 10cm.
Then put it into the kiln to fire.
compare the 10cm length again to measure shrinkage rate of the soil/clay.
Leng demonstrating on how a pinch pot is made....
make a ball, poke a hole on top with your thumb and pinch.... heee
pinch pot
easy enough for the P1 to try???
Hands on time... =)
dun really like the feeling of the squishy squashiness feel... =S
made a rectangular pinch pot.... =) ... gonna used it to contain all my paper clips in school....
there they are after the first round of firing... =) ... aka know as biscuit/bisque
anyway, gifts from classmates for helping them to get the soil.... actually credit should go to pk and mr ang for ferrying the pail of soil around too.... =)
yummy yummy yummy... =)
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this is part 2 of 7 parts to the series "Advanced Diploma in Primary Art Education". A series of blog posts that are updated weekly (from aug - nov) to document the activities, progress and learning point(s) from the week's lessons... =)
Part 5 - IVP4405: Artistic Development of Children
Part 7 - IVP4407: Curriculum Development and Assessment
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