Handbuilt Mugs: Underwater Themed

Covid 19 restrictions have been lifted and we’re back at school and in the art room! I had the best day with Mel’s Year 4/5/6 class creating handbuilt clay mugs. It was fantastic to be back teaching art face-to-face. I have missed the buzz of the art room and working alongside the awesome students at Island Bay School.

I started the term off with a clay lesson that was such a hit with Ross and Karli’s class last term. The lesson aim was to experiment with the elements of line, form, shape and texture to create a ceramic mug inspired by the work of Courtney Mattison. Courtney Mattison is a ceramic artist and ocean conservationist who lives and works in Los Angeles. She creates intricately detailed large scale ceramic artworks inspired by the ocean. Her artwork explores the fragility of our oceans, in particular the bleaching and subsequent dying off of coral reefs.

Check out the posts for Ross and Karli’s classes for more info about the process we followed to make our mugs today. The art room is slowly being filled with clay mugs at different stages of development. I can’t wait to have Mel’s class back again so they can apply glaze to their pieces in preparation for the final firing. I will be sure to post photos of their finished work.