Pinch Pots
The 6th grade art students began their clay experience with a pinch pot. Producing pinch pots is the most direct method people have of interacting with clay. We push, and the clay responds. We pinch, and again the clay responds. We can learn a huge amount simply through the experience of directly modifying the clay’s form. It is a great way to introduce a person to clay.
Pinching clay can teach us tactile sensitivity. Through this process, we more easily learn to rely on our fingers to tell us information about the clay. We can develop a kinetic awareness of form and of the thickness of walls and floors.
This tactile awareness will enhance our pottery skills across the board. Through creating pinch pots, we can continually refine our ability to work by touch, rather than by sight alone.
Pinch Pots by: Joseph, Cindy, Armando, Orlando, Autumn, Brittanya, & Zadie
Pinch Pots by: Joseph, Cindy, Armando, Orlando, Autumn, Brittanya, & Zadie
Pop Art Acrylic Painting
The Madison Middle School 8th Grade Art Students studied the art movement of Pop Art. Pop Art brought art back to the material realities of everyday life, to popular culture, in which ordinary people derived most of their visual pleasure from television, magazines, or comics.
Pop Art emerged in the mid 1950s in England, but realized its fullest potential in New York in the ’60s where it grabbed the attentions of the art world. Popular Commercial items were used as the center of this art thus came the name Pop Art. The media and advertising were favorite subjects for Pop Art’s often witty celebrations of consumer society. Perhaps the greatest Pop artists, whose innovations have affected so much subsequent art, was the American artist, Andy Warhol (1928-87).
The students discussed how artist use art to express their feeling, likes, and dislikes. They also studied the color scheme of monochromatic. The students then choose a popular commercial item that was meaningful to them and using the principles of composition and design and they created an original acrylic painting confining themselves to a monochromatic color scheme.
Pop Art by: Cassidy
Pop Art by: Josh
Pop Art by: Ashley
Pop Art by: Briana
Pop Art by: Ciara
Pop Art by: Deion
Pop Art by: Erin
Pop Art by: Felicity
Pop Art by: Gilberto
Pop Art by: Keegan
Pop Art by: Randy
Pop Art by: Trina
Clay Pottery
The 7th grade art students at Madison Middle School created pottery bowls using the plastic slab method. The slab method is an essential technique for working with plastic clay. Objects can be constructed simply and with a minimum of effort. In this method, plastic clay is rolled to a certain thickness, and pieces are cut out according to selected patterns. Each student created an original design using repitition and stencils that they made themselves. After etching the design into the rolled clay they shaped the clay into their original one of a kind bowls. They then glazed the bowls with cone 5 glazes which make for very durable pottery.
Clay Pottery by Shaylee:
Clay Bowl by: Aaron
Clay Bowl by: Aura
Clay Bowl by: Colton
Clay Bowl by: Dustin
Clay Bowl by: Elijah
Clay Bowl by Isabela
Clay Bowl by: Jade
Clay Bowl by: Jimmy
Clay Bowl by: Kristen
Clay Bowl by: Kayla
Clay Bowl by: Nate
Clay Bowl by Rickie
Clay Bowl by: Sean
Clay Bowl by: Sloan
Clay Bowl by: Stacey
Clay Bowl by: Tiffany
