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Safari Sculptures

Safari Sculptures. Clay animal figures. Get inspired by the past…. Complete page 1 in your notes packet. Research online how different cultures around the world depict animals. What do animals mean to other groups of people? . Ancient Egyptian. Ancient China. Native American . African.

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Safari Sculptures

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  1. Safari Sculptures Clay animal figures

  2. Get inspired by the past… • Complete page 1 in your notes packet. Research online how different cultures around the world depict animals. What do animals mean to other groups of people?

  3. Ancient Egyptian

  4. Ancient China

  5. Native American

  6. African

  7. Modern

  8. Animal traits • Just like humans, animals have different characteristics and personalities. They can be known for being brave, loyal, smart, slow, gentle, sneaky…

  9. Draw your chosen animal in 3 different views because it is sculpted “in the round”

  10. CERAMICS • HAND BUILDING • WHEEL THROWING Pinch pot slab coil

  11. CLAY • A variety of earthy materials formed by the breakdown of granite rocks over millions of years. • PLASTIC CLAY: moldable, moist clay that can be formed into a variety of things

  12. Leatherhard • Clay that is starting to dry but has not done so completely; firm clay • Feels cool and damp • Very fragile, breaks easily • Can be scraped and smoothed

  13. Greenware • Clay that is completely dried out (bone dry) and is ready to be fired in the kiln. • very light brown color

  14. Bisqueware= bisquit, baked • Clay that has been fired in the kiln once and is ready to be painted or glazed • White color • Hard as a rock

  15. soft Clay drying hard

  16. Kiln • A special oven or furnace that can reach very high temperatures and is used to bake, or fire clay.

  17. Firing • Firing is the process of baking and hardening pottery. • Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, thus fusing the clay particles. • Temperature in kilns can reach 2500 degrees.

  18. Scoring • Scratching the surface of two clay pieces when joining them together • Then add slip to create a bond between 2 pieces of clay

  19. Slip • a mixture of clay and water that serves as a glue and is placed on scored areas of clay.

  20. Connecting Clay • If slip acts as an adhesive, and scoring makes two pieces of clay like the opposite sides of a zipper, then they should stick together permanently.

  21. COIL construction • Long snake-like ropes of clay that can be joined together to form a pot, bowl, or vase

  22. Slab • Joining shapes together; thick sheets of clay. Roll it out like a pancake then cut out the desired shape.

  23. Sculpture • An artwork created in 3-Dimensional form

  24. In the round • A work of art which is viewed from all sides and has width, height, as well as depth

  25. Texture – the feel of a surface

  26. Sample animalsculptures

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