CLAY PLAY (^_^)

Students of Grade 2 were involved in learning about 'hand building' clay technique. 

‘Hand building’ is working with clay by hand using only simple tools, not the pottery wheel. Before potters had the wheel, they were creating pots and clay forms using clay, their hands and fingers, and basic hand tools.

The are three most common forms of creating hand built pots: pinching, coiling and slab techniques.

Demonstration of claymodelling technique 'Pinching'

The first technique art junkees were introduced to was 'Pinching'.

PINCHING – A pot/ bowl or any form is created from a single lump of clay, these are often the first forms created when beginning to work in clay.

Students trying to creating a bowl using 'pinching' technique

Students explored 'Coiling'clay modelling technique to create a pen holder.

COILING- Using coils, forms are built up into the desired size and shape. Coiled pots can take on any number of forms, and can be tiny or huge.

Students are given demonstration of  clay modelling technique - coiling

trying to coil clay to create pen pots

pen stands - created by using clay modelling technique - coiling

Students created mask using clay modelling technique - 'Slab'.

SLAB - Pots created by joining flat slabs of clay together.  Clay slabs are created with the help of rolling pins.

creating masks

Adding details

our work!

my mask!