Workshop with Shannon Sullivan

Great day and lots of knowledge gained. Remember to visit the show at Eastfield and see her work in person plus check out her website. Include a response in your sketchbooks for extra credit.

Sneakers galore here and on Pinterest

Created another board for our class- check it out here!

Ceramic Shoes (bisque) ~Smith Middle School, Miss Murphy 4th grade slab construction

8th graders brought in a shoe or boot to use as inspiration for their clay project.

Student Work: Sneaker inspiration

Test Tile due Tuesday

6x6x1 inch square White Stoneware tile.

Half smooth/ Half Textured. Put 4 hole in corners.

Paint each of the slip in a stripe across tile: 1/3 1 coat, 1/3 2 coats, 1/3 3 coats
This will show us 1, 2 and 3 coats of the slip below glazes that will be assigned later.

Remember to finish your pinch cup... make another and make it better! Push even thickness of walls. Height, slip work, carving and creativity!

Also research a minimum of 3 Marilyn Levine sculptures.
Review Vocabulary and have a good weekend.  See you Tuesday!

Project 1: Trompe l'oeil Sneakers Due Sept 25th

Look, look again and learn. Using pinch and slab building techniques make an exact replica of a pair of sneakers. Reference the real shoe as well as your large black and white photographs to recreate and learn about building, modeling, carving and ultimately slipping with a gray scale your shoes. The best sculptures and learning will come from a pair of sneakers with variation of texture and a history of wear. The older the better!

remember the importance of slipping and scoring to attach. Think about all sides as well as interior and exterior of sneaker. really look at texture, stitching and rips or holes of your shoe(s). I'll give more details and demo the slab roller. Project due dry greenware in 3 weeks Thursday September 25th at the start of class.

For next Tuesday September 9th have your slab test tile (tbd) slipped and dry ready to put into kiln room. Complete your cup (there is time to start over or do 2 if your looking for that A and to learn) Have clay, tool, photos and be ready to start your shoes. Look up Marilyn Levine and print 3 of her sculptures to put into your sketchbook for reference and inspiration. Note title and say why you choose each work.

Have a good weekend!