Saturday, June 15, 2013

Clay Initial Tiles

One of our last projects of the year and a great review of clay techniques.  The kids loved this project.  They could decorate the tile any way that they wanted; change the shape, press objects into the clay or add more clay.  The only requirement was that they had to add an initial.  It could be theirs, a friends, uppercase, lowercase, both initials, ect.  I wanted to give them lots of freedom to be as creative as they liked.  I think this was a great review in rolling coils, attaching clay and creating textures in clay.
They really turned out great.  I will definitely do this lesson again.



3 comments:

  1. These are great! Did the kids make their own small slabs? How big would you say these are? The glazes look excellent as well. Can you share the brand? THANKS!!

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    1. I used a slab roller to roll out 6x6 tiles before class. We used Amaco underglazes and clear glaze on the bisque fired clay. I also rolled out extra 4x4 tiles and assigned kids a letter. When they were done I assembled them into a quote to hang in the art room. I replied to you comment earlier and am not sure if you got it or not. Please forgive me if you are getting this twice.

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    2. Thanks, Kim!!! I appreciate knowing the size! And thank you for telling me about the glazes as well :)

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