Kluender A2 Art 6

All kinds of maneki neko critters getting ready to dry over winter break!

Kluender A2 Art 6

Art 6 students have been so excited working on building their maneki neko sculptures!

They started with two spheres that they made into pinch pots. The pinch pots were attached using the score, slip and seal method to create a hollow body.

Then, they added arms, legs, ears, tails, etc.

Some added texture using tools and stamps.

We have to let them dry before we fire them in the kiln. We dont want any moisture or air bubbles trapped in our projects! That would be BAD NEWS!

Kluender A2 Art 6

Day one of clay....future makenki nekos!

Today, we created two pinch pots and used the score, slip and seal method to attach them together into an "egg" shape. These will be the bodies for our maneki nekos...

A VERY IMPORTANT part of any Art project, especially clay, is STUDIO MAINTENANCE! We learn to make a mess....and we learn how to clean it up! Students are assigned a clean up duty according to the cards where they sit. Some clean up teams washed tables, some collected tools or smocks, etc. Maintaning a clean work environment is an important part of any shared studio space. These guys did a great job!

Kluender A2 Art 6

Art 6 is beginning their CLAY PROJECT! All Art students are very excited about working with clay! We were introduced to the Japanese lucky cat, Maneki Neko. Students have been designing their own versions on paper before we will build them in clay.

Our clay days for A2 will be as follows:

Tuesday 12/3- creating and joining two pinch pots for the body

Thursday 12/5- Adding the major parts like the head, legs and arms

Monday 12/9- Finishing building the major parts and attaching

Wednesday 12/11- Adding details

Friday 12/13- Finishing up! Last clay day

If you miss a clay day for any reason, you can make it up during FLEX with a PRE_SIGNED PASS from me :) or catch up in class during clay days. After 12/13, NO CLAY will be worked on in class!!!

See me with questiosn or concerns.