1/29/2012

2nd Grade's Jomon Pots


Making a pinch pot
Rolling a texture on wet clay

Rolling a coil

Scoring the surface and adding a coil

Scoring

Clay is messy

Making sure the coil is sticking

Building a pot inspired by ancient Jomon pots

Look at those boys build

A masterpiece

Creating

A ceramic artist at work

Working carefully

All on board for sharing ideas

These are some of the techniques that the second graders have learned -
how to make a pinch pot
how to roll a coil
how to score and apply slip
how to add texture to their pot
These ceramic techniques are being used to build a pot like the ancient Jomon pots of Japan. Please google Jomon pots and discover the beauty of these 3,500 year old vessels.

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