Friday, October 30, 2020

Ceramics - Slabs

 Ceramics students will work on the third of the 3 basic construction techniques- slabs.  

Slabs are pieces of clay that are rolled out flat.  Please copy/paste the 2 links and watch the first video below.  The second link will give you some additional examples of how you can utilize slabs. 

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEePBOlHNeJqYAeQcPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=using+slabs+ceramics&type=RVMC_80801240&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01&param1=mT_XLPzrBGkHGuSNN-3BW_JnafRYo-5WhfaRZyU2oxwW2hPv2uAMR7Guq_uZjoiMdgaoyKLh1lO0WSjgJOcE-02vH-8ody3-LrSotuYi_GZInMu3liSYszSTElfzT_0zMgGED0h62o8-i8bRqEPbKLgfQzUEZHxnOQIterm0uJeog9qHjQOYkjDkdLkyH1pL7FrikQSfSDa-mUPOEJmc2Rv8xCvCnip8SV7WPT-oTB_xzBEjPOgpCk-MSRKNKW31vwNdG8S8_hljbA%2C%2C&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tL3locy9zZWFyY2g_aHNwYXJ0PUxrcnkmaHNpbXA9eWhzLVNGMDEmdHlwZT1SVk1DXzgwODAxMjQwJm9idDlicGR5ZWQ9MCZwPXVzaW5nK3NsYWJzK2NlcmFtaWNzJnBhcmFtMT1tVF9YTFB6ckJHa0hHdVNOTi0zQldfSm5hZlJZby01V2hmYVJaeVUyb3h3VzJoUHYydUFNUjdHdXFfdVpqb2lNZGdhb3lLTGgxbE8wV1NqZ0pPY0UtMDJ2SC04b2R5My1MclNvdHVZaV9HWkluTXUzbGlTWXN6U1RFbGZ6VF8wek1nR0VEMGg2Mm84LWk4YlJxRVBiS0xnZlF6VUVaSHhuT1FJdGVybTB1SmVvZzlxSGpRT1lrakRrZExreUgxcEw3RnJpa1FTZlNEYS1tVVBPRUptYzJSdjh4Q3ZDbmlwOFNWN1dQVC1vVEJfeHpCRWpQT2dwQ2stTVNSS05LVzMxdndOZEc4UzhfaGxqYkElMmMlMmM&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALubfZ7FRH8EUBTnJKaNtsOls4TjrnfGZMwKo5teYdfyy5bsoBdukMQsmn_WH6dZJl6TxyAu9z7KYBJoX7mDHnnK38_bLn6rADp7JEPLcX1IsFi4HXcipKDkUI7ql1RPRLTlJTN47qvYSsx0kiP12SKySmDSRAjiR1n1TfhCqpJ5&_guc_consent_skip=1584632944#id=55&vid=541c381922f08660a670fad385236d46&action=view

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEePBOlHNeJqYAeQcPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=using+slabs+ceramics&type=RVMC_80801240&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01&param1=mT_XLPzrBGkHGuSNN-3BW_JnafRYo-5WhfaRZyU2oxwW2hPv2uAMR7Guq_uZjoiMdgaoyKLh1lO0WSjgJOcE-02vH-8ody3-LrSotuYi_GZInMu3liSYszSTElfzT_0zMgGED0h62o8-i8bRqEPbKLgfQzUEZHxnOQIterm0uJeog9qHjQOYkjDkdLkyH1pL7FrikQSfSDa-mUPOEJmc2Rv8xCvCnip8SV7WPT-oTB_xzBEjPOgpCk-MSRKNKW31vwNdG8S8_hljbA%2C%2C&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tL3locy9zZWFyY2g_aHNwYXJ0PUxrcnkmaHNpbXA9eWhzLVNGMDEmdHlwZT1SVk1DXzgwODAxMjQwJm9idDlicGR5ZWQ9MCZwPXVzaW5nK3NsYWJzK2NlcmFtaWNzJnBhcmFtMT1tVF9YTFB6ckJHa0hHdVNOTi0zQldfSm5hZlJZby01V2hmYVJaeVUyb3h3VzJoUHYydUFNUjdHdXFfdVpqb2lNZGdhb3lLTGgxbE8wV1NqZ0pPY0UtMDJ2SC04b2R5My1MclNvdHVZaV9HWkluTXUzbGlTWXN6U1RFbGZ6VF8wek1nR0VEMGg2Mm84LWk4YlJxRVBiS0xnZlF6VUVaSHhuT1FJdGVybTB1SmVvZzlxSGpRT1lrakRrZExreUgxcEw3RnJpa1FTZlNEYS1tVVBPRUptYzJSdjh4Q3ZDbmlwOFNWN1dQVC1vVEJfeHpCRWpQT2dwQ2stTVNSS05LVzMxdndOZEc4UzhfaGxqYkElMmMlMmM&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALubfZ7FRH8EUBTnJKaNtsOls4TjrnfGZMwKo5teYdfyy5bsoBdukMQsmn_WH6dZJl6TxyAu9z7KYBJoX7mDHnnK38_bLn6rADp7JEPLcX1IsFi4HXcipKDkUI7ql1RPRLTlJTN47qvYSsx0kiP12SKySmDSRAjiR1n1TfhCqpJ5&_guc_consent_skip=1584632944#

Our goals will be:
 to create 3 different pieces using photo references for each.
 Demonstrate at least 3 different textures in each. (smooth clay can count as 1)  Each piece should be a minimum of 6 x 6 inches.

A good example for one piece would be to create a beach scene.  You could create texture for the sand, water and a surfboard.  We can make impressions with objects, carve in texture with our tools or any other creative solutions you can come up with.

Create 3 finished sketches using the same process that we always use.  
 Please make sure you spend at least 2 hours working on these so that the ideas are clearly thought out and construction will be easier.

Please message or email with questions!  Be creative and have fun!

texture- the degree of roughness or smoothness of an object

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