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The following methods of manipulating clay are typical of art assignments given to students (k-5th grade) in the United States: roll out a slab, stamp into clay, drape over a bowl, roll out a coil, carve out a design, pinch a pot, and join surfaces together. All of my clay crafts/lesson plans use some sort of combination of these methods in order to finish the project.
- Varieties of Clay and Glazing
- How a potter works his or her clay...
- Firing, Glazing and Decorating
- Four Different Varieties of Pottery
- Shape a Draped Ghost for All Hallows Eve! (clay pinch pot)
- Shape a pinch pot acorn (clay pinch pot)
- The Chiva Bus Parade (clay slab)
- Shape a coiled snake to hold your crayons! (clay coil pot)
- Wad, Wrap and Tape A Fall Pumpkin Craft
- Ceramic Pinch Pots With Animal Features (porcelain clay)
- Sculpt Peruvian Peasant and Llama Ornaments
- Ceramic Coil Pots (porcelain clay)
- Sculpt a few tacos with papier-mâché
- Ceramic Slab Masks (porcelain clay)
- Ceramic Animals (porcelain clay)
- Handcraft your own artisan pizza
- Ceramic ClaySlab People (porcelain clay)
- Ceramic Drape Bowls (porcelain clay)
- Bend a pipe-cleaner puppy
- Ceramic Cupcakes (porcelain clay)
- Ceramic Turtles (porcelain clay)
- Shape a dozen papier-mâché doughnuts
- Making a "Galimoto" (recycling wire, newsprint, pipe cleaners etc...)
- Ceramic Pies "All American Berry Pie" (porcelain clay)
- Effigy Pots Lesson Plan (mache sculpture)
- African Masks Made From Recycled Materials: Cardboard
- The "Manga Creature" Art Doll Challenge
- Assemblage Art Made from Throwaways
- Diorama of Fashion Display Window