Blog Post II
In this class we explored using clay to recreate from the students imagination what an alien would look like.
By starting out drawing their aliens first they were able to recreate or draw inspiration from their first drawings of aliens to creating from clay their final alien. When using the clay students had access to different tools to create different forms of texture and shapes, adding to their aliens characteristics or environment.
The students worked toward creating and utilizing their imagination to create clay aliens from a drawn work done during the beginning of class. With this project students learned or expanded they're existing knowledge of working with clay and drawing from their imagination.
The main takeaway from this project was seeing how this class utilized they're drawing, the exploration of the clay tools and how the clay can be formed, into creating an alien of their own creation. And how they're beginning drawing influenced their clay alien.
The key skills students learned was molding and shaping the clay, with found tools, to physically create a 3D form.
The objective for this class was for students to utilize their imagination, and thought process of what might an alien look like, what shapes and texture is their skin, ect. Being able to explore that imagination, produce it into a drawing, then finally reproduce that drawing and inspiration into a 3D alien from clay. Molding and shaping that clay, with the clay tools and/or using their hands.
By starting out drawing their aliens first they were able to recreate or draw inspiration from their first drawings of aliens to creating from clay their final alien. When using the clay students had access to different tools to create different forms of texture and shapes, adding to their aliens characteristics or environment.
The students worked toward creating and utilizing their imagination to create clay aliens from a drawn work done during the beginning of class. With this project students learned or expanded they're existing knowledge of working with clay and drawing from their imagination.
The main takeaway from this project was seeing how this class utilized they're drawing, the exploration of the clay tools and how the clay can be formed, into creating an alien of their own creation. And how they're beginning drawing influenced their clay alien.
The key skills students learned was molding and shaping the clay, with found tools, to physically create a 3D form.
The objective for this class was for students to utilize their imagination, and thought process of what might an alien look like, what shapes and texture is their skin, ect. Being able to explore that imagination, produce it into a drawing, then finally reproduce that drawing and inspiration into a 3D alien from clay. Molding and shaping that clay, with the clay tools and/or using their hands.
Project Description:
- How to shape clay into different shapes, add found objects or materials to the clay. Many students last class enjoyed the process of creating foam prints as well as the texture of the shaving foam.
Essential Understanding:
- Artists take different materials and create something new in three dimensional form.
Essential Questions:
- What makes you become an artist?
- What kinds of materials do artists use?
- How do artists use their hands and different objects to manipulate a material?
Objectives/Outcomes:
- After the demonstration, students will be able to see the process and finished creation by taking it step by step.
- When using molding and shaping the clay, students will be able to explore texture and add objects by using forks, rolling the clay on found materials/textures, and adding found objects to their clay.
- Using their own ideas, students will be able to create something new by using clay and found materials to create what they imagine aliens looks like.
Students will be able to...
- Explain what materials they are using and what they are doing with it.
- Show what objects made what texture, and what alien would look like.
- Showcase what they learned from playing with clay and forming shapes.
Skills:
- Understanding capabilities of clay as a material
- Expressing their own imagination and ideas
- Creating new forms by different techniques
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- How to shape clay into different shapes, add found objects or materials to the clay. Many students last class enjoyed the process of creating foam prints as well as the texture of the shaving foam.
Essential Understanding:
- Artists take different materials and create something new in three dimensional form.
Essential Questions:
- What makes you become an artist?
- What kinds of materials do artists use?
- How do artists use their hands and different objects to manipulate a material?
Objectives/Outcomes:
- After the demonstration, students will be able to see the process and finished creation by taking it step by step.
- When using molding and shaping the clay, students will be able to explore texture and add objects by using forks, rolling the clay on found materials/textures, and adding found objects to their clay.
- Using their own ideas, students will be able to create something new by using clay and found materials to create what they imagine aliens looks like.
Students will be able to...
- Explain what materials they are using and what they are doing with it.
- Show what objects made what texture, and what alien would look like.
- Showcase what they learned from playing with clay and forming shapes.
Skills:
- Understanding capabilities of clay as a material
- Expressing their own imagination and ideas
- Creating new forms by different techniques
- Communication
- Problem Solving