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:

October 7, 2008. Tags: clay pottery. Uncategorized. 20 comments.