Eighth graders completed these "face tiles" last week. Sometimes the thought of starting clay units with classes is really overwhelming, but I can't seem to leave it out any semester, because the kids just love it so much.
For this project, the students review the properties and stages of clay, as well as refresh their memories on clay vocabulary. We then create clay slabs together. These slabs are draped over newspaper wads to create a "bump". From this bump students can carve into and slip and score features on to their tiles. After a tortuously long two weeks, the students get their bisqued clay back and start on glazing. The end results are really fun!
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