Introduction + Clay

I'm very excited to begin sharing with all of you what happens in art class at Primoris Academy! I will update once per week with pictures of students art work and explanations.

This past week, all of the students (except the Elephants) worked with clay. I challenged the students to manipulate the clay at least 10 different ways without using any tools, and they created some really wonderful inventions. We learned the coil technique and how to attached clay pieces successfully. Below are some photos:

Next week, we will look at Ancient Greek sculpture, discuss what an artifact is, and how the viewer can discover indicating clues about an ancient culture. Students will create their own "artifacts" of an object that would be personally useful and self-defining. I will also introduce a variety of safe tools and additional techniques.

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