Duration

4 weeks

Overview

Students are introduced to ceramics through an exploration of landscapes and sculptural design inspired by the work of Riccardo Biavati.

copyright NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003.

Content

Students will work as ceramic artists inspired by the world surrounding them. They will refine their practices and techniques when making ceramic pinch pot sculptures.

Assessment

All activities require students to demonstrate their learning and are all assessment for learning activities.

Teaching and learning activities

Students will:

• investigate the practice of Dreamy ceramics by vising their website
• identify and discuss the sculptural landscape designs
• watch the video outlining the process that Riccardo Biavati follows when designing landscapes using the throw wheel (00:02:05)
• discuss how the initial design is sketched before any construction takes place?
• work through the Ceramics - creating pinch pots presentation
• create a glossary of the vocabulary of terms
• watch the video How to make a simple Pinch Pot (00:06:52)
• design a 'Dreamy landscape' and constructing it using a pinch pot technique

• creating a pinterest, flicker or alternative social media page of images reflecting on the creative process for their 'Dreamy landscape'.

Making

Pinch pot ceramic sculpture

Students will:

• research and write a report on an iconic landscape in their local area
• sketch a pot sculpture design based on a landscape that they value in their 'world'
• identify which components of the design are based on their exterior landscape
• discuss the texture of their intended surface treatment
• list the elements of the design from all of the angles, including front and back imagery within the sketches
• present their design to the teacher
• summarise and complete the exercises in the slideshow Origins of Ceramics
• read through the Basics of working with clay
• collect allocated clay from the teacher
• watch the video Clay Tools and Rules - Teaching clay to Elementary Students (00:08:07)
• construct their design based on their previous sketch.

Work with the students to complete the firing processes of the materials to complete the process.

Communicate

Written responses are documented and shared within collaborative discussion facilitated by the teacher.

Multimedia blog

Students are to:

• document the process of their artmaking within a journal. This can be their visual arts process diary or an online blog through sites such as Google classroom.
• photograph or sketch the process used
• write a response about their process.

Differentiation

Extension

Students could:

• use coil construction or slab construction to extend their design in form or surface treatment
• create a secondary extended sketch that refines their world representation.

copyright NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003.

Students could:

• create a pinch pot following the techniques demonstrated in class
• use PVA glue to seal their sculpture as an alternative to a glaze fire.

Evaluate

Feedback is formative for the duration of the project.

Reference list and resources

• Visual Arts 7-10 Syllabus copyright NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003.
• 'Dreamy ceramics' website, date accessed 08/03/2018.
• Riccardo Biavati using the throw wheel, date accessed 08/03/2018.
• Pintch pot technique date accessed 08/03/2018.
• The basics of working with clay, date accessed 08/03/2018.
• How to handle clay YouTube, date accessed 08/03/2018.