Friday, November 8, 2019

Ceramics 2- Mochina

Students will discover Peruvian work in the Moche culture from 100-800 AD and the organic nature of the work which were often used as musical instruments. Students will be introduced to using molds to create a variety of handles that they will attach to their work to represent trademark aesthetic choices of this culture. White clay will be used with a monochromatic palette of reds.(and browns, perhaps textured glazes)  There can be reasons to stray from that color palette so consider all of your options by reading and looking at the four links and exploring beyond.

Students can choose to focus on 
1) Goddesses/Gods/Shamans with coils/handles integrated into the design
2) Musical instruments integrating elements of animal anatomy and coils/handles

Please read the following and outline a plan and comment on how you want to proceed with your three individual pieces (you will turn in the single piece that you feel is strongest):


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1 comment:

  1. what i plan on doing is getting the clay. then i will wedge the clay. after i properly wedge the clay i will mold it into a shaman head with coils. my second one will be a god. my third one will be a instrument

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