Ch Ch Ch Chia! Face Pots as Living Sculptures

The face pot lesson was a big hit! This lesson focused on so many different elements and techniques in using ceramics. Students learned about:

• Addition (adding clay)
  -Slip/Score method
• Subtraction (removing clay)
• Relief (low, bas, high)
• Wedging clay
• Forming a pinch pot with even sides
• Living sculptures
• Glazing techniques
• Firing process (bisqueware/glazeware)

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We spent two days glazing our medallions and face pots. For students who didn't get a chance to make a face pot, they were allowed to decorate a styrofoam cup and plants seeds in that. I used regular store bought chia seeds and didn't even use half the container! I also used 1 (25-lb) bag of potting soil for my 375 students. We spent one day after Spring break planting our seeds and writing artist statements about the medallion or face pot. Next time, I would make sure that students had more time to create the face pot. One day wasn't enough for all students! Overall, it is a lesson I would definitely do over again.

Videos created for this lesson . . .