Clay Project

With this project we used a dry clay. By using this dry class we did not have to use a kiln; we just painted our projects and let them dry. We were told to make a pinch pot or make a symbol of what we think a particular sound would look like. I chose to make a pinch pot. First the teacher made us blind fold ourselves and listen to a calm and relaxing music while she talked. She told us to make the clay into a cave and then collapse it. After doing this, as a class, I felt like we were all relaxed and felt comfortable with the clay. After we took the blindfolds off we were to design a pinch pot or sound. After we designed our project, we were to paint it with acrylic paint. I used red, blue, white, and yellow for colors in my design. I then took a hair pick and pressed it into the bottom and sides of my pinch pot; this just added some texture. After we were done painting our projects, we set them the countertop and let them air dry.

An extension for this project would be to make each student make a project out of what they felt a particular sound would look like and then have them express to the class why that particular sound made them feel a certain way and why they chose to make the design they chose.