The powerpoint I use with my High School art students when we work on clay. Images from Highwater Clay's Odyssey Clay center in Asheville, NC

1. CERAMICS
Warm-Up’s

2. What do you see?
What do you think the name of
this sort of pottery is?
How do you think it’s made?
http://www.smithsonianlegacies.si.edu/objectdescription.cfm?ID=
209

3. ODYSSEY CLAY CENTER
Asheville, NC

4. WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES
What do you see?
Why would all these different types of “things” be on the wall?
How do you think they are made?

5. WHAT IS IN THIS ROOM?!?
What are those things on the wall?

6. STAGES OF FIRING
What are the 4 stages of firing
a clay object?
1. Your clay needs to get
______ dry
2. _________ fire
3. Then you ________ your
artwork.
4. Last, _________ fire

7. COMMON PROBLEMS WITH CLAY
There are certain steps you must do if you
want to have a successful ceramic work.
1. Clay can’t be thicker than a p_________.
2. You MUST s_____ and s______ two
pieces of clay together.

8. SLIP CASTING
What is slip?
How do you think you cast
slip?

9. SLIP CASTING
Slip Casting is when
slip (very wet liquid
clay) is poured into
a 2 piece
mold, allowed to dry
and then the formed
vessel is removed.

10. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR VASE
STOPS COLLAPSING?
You can do:
1.
2.
3.

11. CERAMICS AS AN AVOCATION &
PROFESSION
What are the
differences between
a production potter
and a hobbyist?

12. CERAMICS AS AN AVOCATION &
PROFESSION
What are the differences
between a production
potter and a hobbyist?
A production potter
makes objects on the
wheel for a living and a
hobbyist makes
ceramic items for fun.

13. KILN SITTER
What is the
function of a kiln
sitter? (use your
imagination)

14. PRODUCTION POTTERY
EQUIPMENT
What is the
function of a
bat?

15. PRODUCTION POTTERY
EQUIPMENT
What is the function of a
bat? The function of a
bat is to make it easier
to throw on the wheel.
The potter throws a
vessel and can quickly
continue working by
changing bats.

16. MARIA MARTINEZ
What do you see?
Imagine what she is doing.
How do you make the bowls shiny?
Antiques Roadshow http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200401A42.html
http://video.pbs.org/video/2256996380/
The Tafoya’s - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/stpaul_200401A42.htm
Maria Martinez P ots, ca. 1930
Roadshow A rchiv e
P BS .mp4

17. NC HISTORY
What is the
famous town
nearby, known
for it’s pottery
making?

18. GLAZING OUR VASES
How many coats of
glaze should we
use on our
artwork?

19. ADDITIVE OR SUBTRACTIVE?
Is Clay an additive
or subtractive
process?