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4th grade Clay flower Bowls

6/21/2017

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An oldie but goodie.  There is an obvious reason why this is such a popular art project in the elementary art world.  It is one of those projects that is always really successful and the end product is vibrant and stunning.  I wish I could take credit for coming up with this project, but regardless, I'm proud of my students and their hard work they put into it.

This project takes 3-4 class periods and is very engaging for all students.  Even my students who "don't like art" got really involved in this clay project.

Each student begins with a styrofoam bowl.  Make sure to write the students name on the bottom with Sharpie before beginning.  This will save you a lot of hassle, I promise.  

I did the clay sculpting with the students in two 40 minute class periods but you could do it in one if you're rushed for time

The first day was spent creating the flower petals.  They each started with a slab of clay and cut out 10-15 diamond (or oval or almond) shapes.  They put a chunk of clay in the middle to create a base and "scratch and attached" the petals to that base.  Next they used tools to create texture and some students cut out other shapes to add more dimension to the petals.

The next class we added details to our center.   They began by rolling out a ball of clay, squashing it with their palm and "scratching and attaching" it to the middle to start with a smooth area.  Then they added texture and detail to this area as well.  Between the two classes we kept the clay wrapped up in plastic bags so that it would stay good and moist.

When the clay sculptures are dry, you can easily remove them from the styrofoam bowls and scratch the students name onto the bottom of the flower bowl. 
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After the pieces are fired in the kiln, students used colorful Amaco teachers palette glazes to paint their sculptures.  This is my favorite brand of glaze for the classroom.  With just two coats of glaze, the result is bright and vivid!
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2 Comments
Suzanne
6/7/2021 04:19:42 am

Could you do this activity with no fire clay? I would be worried that the joining wouldn't be strong enough and hold up. What age did you do this activity with? Thank you.

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EVELYN PASSOS
11/11/2021 09:49:00 am

trabalho com arte terapia

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