Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Pinch Pot creatures

This project was a favorite among my 5th graders this year. All of their pieces turned out great and students were able to learn and practice new clay skills.

Students began with a ball of clay which they then rolled and made very smooth. Then, they stuck their thumbs in their balls of clay to form pinch pots. Each student then took their pinch pot, turned it on its side, then scored and slipped features onto the pot to create creatures. This was a great creative outlet for the kids.


After the projects were bisqued, the students were then able to glaze their projects. They looked amazing when they came out of the last firing. This is a project I will keep for next year for sure.



This one lost his eye in the bisque firing. I glued it on later, after it was glazed

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19 comments:

  1. Marita BlissMarch 14, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Haha, awesome ! I bet you guys had a lot of fun :) ♥

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  2. RachelMarch 23, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    ah, love them! So cute!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    Oh, so sweet!

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  4. KristenMarch 30, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    I want one! They are tooo cute!
    ♥

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  5. KatelynApril 6, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Hey Andrea! It is me Katelyn from Katelyn Miller Designs....I too am obsessed with J.Crew....I think it is my version of clothing heaven...I just joined your art blog...I teach an after school art class and will definitely look here for ideas :)

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  6. My Fashion BugApril 6, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    they're so cute! I bet is real fun do do them!

    xx
    mariale

    myfashionbug.blogspot.com

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  7. LADY LEEApril 8, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    These are soooo fun! My husband is an elementary school art teacher and always looking for fun new ideas so I shared your blog with him.

    His blog for school is:
    http://riversideelementaryart.blogspot.com/
    If you want to check out what he is doing.

    Mine is:
    http://ladyleeinprocess.blogspot.com/

    But it's not about art projects, more about life. :)

    Anyway great blog and great work!!

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  8. pbruntApril 9, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    such great ideas! i will have to try them with my siblings someday. thanks for the ideas!
    tobeperfectlybrunt.blogspot.com

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  9. Happy KathyMay 11, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaa they are all sooooo awesome!!!I totally loooove them!!

    :-))

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  10. Diana SmithMay 15, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    haha these are all so cute!

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  11. Alycia Grayce (Crowley Party)May 16, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    SO GREAT! hahah :)

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  12. Nikki | The Ginger DiariesJune 16, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    oooh, these are fabulous, haha ^^ so cute! x

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  13. Magical DaydreamJune 22, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Haha oh my! These are pretty awesome! They make me laugh :)

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  14. Alynne LeighAugust 21, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    hahahah these are ADORABLE (:

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  15. YanaAugust 29, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    What a fun job you have! I'm sure it has its challenges, but it sounds like a blast :)

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  16. JessicaOctober 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    hahaha that would've been the best art project! I was always craving better art projects growing up, it wasn't till college where I was majoring in it, did I get that :(

    Love the monsters!

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  17. Wander.LustOctober 13, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    these are so cute, what a great project! happy i found your blog, btw :)

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  18. Angela [Simply Simple Me]November 3, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    This is great! They must have had such a great time!

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  19. Geezees Custom Canvas ArtNovember 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    those r so freaking cute!

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