Fantastical Fish!
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Fifth grade artists have sculpted ceramic fish. They began with a single cube of clay, divided it in half, then formed the halves into balls. From there they formed two identical pinchpots. The pinchpots' rims were flattened by tapping them gently and the two were joined together to form a hollow ball of clay.
Then the student artists paddled the hollow balls to form the shape of a fishes body.
Additional details were formed by making slabs, rolling coils or simply modeling the clay by hand. Then they were added using the joining process of scoring, slipping and smoothing.
So far the fish have been formed, bisque fired, glazed and loaded into the kiln. I can't wait to post the completed products!
Mrs. G.
Then the student artists paddled the hollow balls to form the shape of a fishes body.
Additional details were formed by making slabs, rolling coils or simply modeling the clay by hand. Then they were added using the joining process of scoring, slipping and smoothing.
So far the fish have been formed, bisque fired, glazed and loaded into the kiln. I can't wait to post the completed products!
Mrs. G.
Final Fantastical Fishes!
The results are in! The fifth grade artists at Red Smith have made incredibly bold and lovely fish. Students were encouraged to use a limited palette and use repetition when glazing their fish to give the fish's unity. They did a wonderful job of applying the glaze evenly and using repetition. Here they are!