Ceramic Pottery pg. 272 - 273

Where does clay come from?

• Clay comes from the ground, usually in areas where streams or rivers once flowed. It is made from minerals, plant life, and animals—all the ingredients of soil. Over time, water pressure breaks up the remains, pulverizing them into fine particles.

Hand Building Teapots

What were the 3 hand building methods introduced in the textbook?

Hand Building Teapots

4 Essential Parts to a Teapot:

1. Body (rim = top & bottom = foot)2. Lid3. Spout4. Handle

Slab Pinch Coil

Elements:ShapeFormTextureLine

Principles:EmphasisMovementUnityBalance

Hand Building Teapots

Elements:ShapeFormTextureLine

Principles:EmphasisMovementUnityBalance

What are the parts of a teapot?

What shapes, textures and designs will I incorporate in my teapot?

What will my teapot look like from different perspectives?

Where will I place the handle and spout?

How will my teapot stand ?

Where should my lid go?

Is my teapot going to be decorative or functional ?

Look at the lid, handle and spout…Do you see any problems?

Important Notes:

When the clay bag is opened, the drying process begins.

As clay dries, it loses water, becomes stiffer, and shrinkage begins.

After forming, pieces you create should be wrapped in soft sheets of plastic (without holes) or in a closed bucket

The plastic will slow down (but not stop) the drying process, to ensure that when you return several days later, your pieces will still be workable.

Important Notes:

Be very careful as you wrap your work in plastic/store it in bucket as you can distort the pieces easily. Be very, very careful in placing your work on the shelves because you can easily destroy the work of other students.

I recommend you write your name on the plastic/bucket so you can easily recognize your own work.

Do not lift the plastic/open buckets from the work of other students. This can distort or ruin their work also.

Who is your Artist?

How will your teapot be inspired by the chosen artist?

Sketch your ideas – I want to see a minimum of 5 sketches.

STMA Student Work