Thursday, January 24, 2013

1st Grade -- Pinch Pot Creations

Mr. Kaegi's 1st grade class recently made pinch pot creations with white talc clay.  We discussed how to build a pinch pot and how to correctly attached additional clay via scoring and slipping.  The students applied these techniques when adding hair, arms, legs, eyes, feet, etc.  The students also used modeling tools to create details and textures in their clay.  Here are some examples: