Project:
Cereal Bowl
Objectives:
Students will create cereal bowls on the potter’s wheel and learn basic centering techniques.
Students will learn how to use the potter’s wheel to create
wheel thrown ceramic works of art.
Students will add to their ceramic vocabulary and
understanding.
Students will apply the elements and principles of art in
creating their own works of art.
Students will learn to trim and sign each of their works of art.
Materials:
Clay Potter’s
Wheel Handouts
Plastic Bat Clay
Tools Plastic
Bag
Sketchbooks
Art Production Steps:
- Watch
the demo and understand how to center the clay on the wheel and create a
cereal bowl.
- Get
required tools and materials before you begin and place them at your assigned
wheel.
- Center
your ball of clay on the plastic bat.
- Create
a hole in the center of your clay
- Check
to see if the bottom is the correct thickness, about ¼ inch.
- Open
the hole to create the bottom of your bowl.
- Slowly
pull the clay to the desired height.
Your finished bowl must be greater than or equal to 3 inches.
- Trim
top to be even using a needle tool.
- Shape
your bowl as desired
- Cut a
foot.
- Place
plastic bat on storage shelf to allow your work to dry off the bat.
- Clean
up as instructed making sure all tools are clean and your working area is
clean, including the wheel and area around it.
- Don’t
forget to put your name on the bottom of your work after you have trimmed it.
Art Criticism: We
will have a short class critique on the due date for this project.
Evaluation: See Rubric
16 points
Vocabulary Words:
Centering needle tool loop tool
Bat Rib Trimming
Foot wire tools Throwing
3 Idea Sketches for my Cereal Bowls
Sketchbook Reflection
60 pts. possible
Throwing on the Wheel
60 pts. possible
Throwing on the Wheel
Reflect about the difficulties you experienced
the first time working on the wheel.
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