clay is great!

The clay classes have been going great! Students looked at different cultures that told stories with their art. We looked at Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek and Mayan low relief carvings. What we discovered was the artists had to portray the stories of their kings and gods. The poor artists never got to tell their own stories.
We want to tell about ourselves. We picked an event in our lives, or important people, and sketched out an illustration. Then the students rolled out the clay slabs and drew their stories into the clay.. we practiced the art of low-relief carving by removing the backgrounds and rounding our center motifs. Many carved, pressed and stamped details were added.
Glazing added the fun element of color. Students learned how to scraffitto details through the glaze and into the clay.
These works are magnificent! Everyone has taken their time to do a good job, and tell a lively or touching story. We can't wait to see them all on display!!