Thursday, January 24, 2013

2nd Grade - Pinch Pot Animals

2nd graders recently made pinch pot animals with white talc clay.  We focused on building the pinch pot, scoring/slipping, and using modeling tools to make our animals more realistic.  The students glazed their pieces after they were bisque fired.
We discussed that glaze works differently than paint.
  • Glaze shows up the best with three coats applied.  
  • The color of the glaze could look totally different from beginning to finish.  
  • There must be no glaze on the surface that sits on the kiln shelf.  
Here are some finished examples: