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Check out this PowerPoint presentation to learn a little about the history of the Tibetan Mandala.
Check out this PowerPoint presentation to learn a little about the history of the Tibetan Mandala.
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Students did a great job on their coil pots with figures attached. They learned the vocabulary associated with clay and learned the correct techniques for coil construction. 8th grade students also learned about the proportions of the human figure to create the person they attached to their coil pots. Kaylyn Fino: My inspiration for this clay project was a bee hive. To make this, I rolled may clay coils to layer on top on one another. After doing this, I scored the bottoms and one end of every coil. Before layering on top of one another I had to make a base that was a simple clay circle that was flattened on the bottom. Once I did this I scored the base and put water on it. Then I added the coils slowly layering them in a circular motion. After repeating this step many times, I smoothed the inside. You can do this by adding a little water on your finger or using the smoothing tool. After doing this process over and over again you can choose if you want to leave the outside in coils or smooth it. I choose to leave mine swirly. When I finished that, I choose to add the bee for my animal instead of doing a human figure. I made my bee out of a sphere shaped piece of clay for the body and two circles for the wings. After making the forms I connected theme by scoring and adding water. My project was almost complete after Mrs. Albright put it into the kiln. Finally I glazed my project and it went into the kiln for a second time. I enjoyed doing this project very much, but it did take a lot longer than I would have liked. But I would definitely do this project again! Nina Guido: My coil pot is certainly unique! I tried to make it as neat as possible but working with clay can get messy. My coil pot has a clay person sitting in it. In order to make a coil pot you have to start by creating a base. You have to use a tightly wrapped coil for the base. Then you have to smooth both sides of the base coil to have a secure base and so you don't get any cracks in your clay. Next I began to create coils the size of a sharpie marker. After that, I scored the edge of one of my coils and added water and began to build up the walls of the pot. After that I just repeated the process; scoring the coils, adding water and placing the coil onto the pot. Once I got up to at least three rows, I began to smooth the inside of the pot. Once my coil pot was done I needed to create my clay figure. For the figure I started off making the head. Next I created the torso and kept comparing it to the size of the head to make sure the proportions were correct. Finally I created the arms and legs and scored and added water to attach the limbs. Then I attached the clay figure to my coil pot and I was done!
Students created these gumball machines after they learned about the artist Wayne Thiebaud. Wayne Thiebaud is a modern artist who became famous in the 1970's for his paintings of candy and cakes. Students created their gumball machines by drawing from photos and adding color with oil pastels.
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