Underwater scene mugs
Today was another fantastic clay day in the art room. I had Sally's Year 4/5/6 class join me today to do the same handbuilt mug lesson that I taught to the rest of the Korimako hub. This lesson has quickly become my favourite lesson to teach this year. The students work diligently to master the technical elements of this lesson. And then I am always blown away by the students imagination and vision when they add the creative elements!
I started today’s lesson by sharing a bit about my personal philosophy of creating art. I talked to the students about how every time I do art, no matter how simple or complex, I view it as an opportunity to learn something new. I talked about how learning something new can sometimes be challenging but that risk-taking, making mistakes and problem-solving are all part of the artistic process. I challenged the students to approach today’s lesson with a similar attitude.
Today’s 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. I was blown away by the amazing creations that Sally’s class made during their lesson. I can’t wait to have Sally’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
