3D Projects

Spring 2011 Projects

Clay Project

Project Goal:  To learn how to make a slab tile using additive and subtractive techniques.

The how to:

1. Sketch out a design that is based on a plant, a fish, or a mask.  It must be NO more than 5 inches tall and wide.
2. Show Mrs. Shepherd your sketch before you do anything else!
3. Get your slab of clay and cut it to your desired shape.
4. Use the additive technique to attach pieces of your design to the clay.
5. After the clay has had time to dry some, use the subtractive technique to carve out pieces of your design.
6. Complete your clay project with skill, neatness, good craftsmanship, and care.  Make it claytastic!!
7. All slab tiles will be fired in the kiln when they are dry and when I have at least half of the class ready.
8. You will glaze your slab tiles after they have been fired and then we will fire them again.  After the second firing they will be graded.

How you will be graded:

5 points for your sketch

10 points for making it no more than 5 inches tall and wide

20 points for using a additive technique

20 points for using a subtractive technique

20 points for neatly glazing your clay

25 points for completing your clay project with skill, neatness, good craftsmanship, and care

For a grand total of 100 points for this project!

Junk Sculpture

A Sculpture Project Using Recycled “Junk”

Project Goal:  To help make students aware that art can be made out of anything, even “junk,” and be cool and beautiful!

The How To:

1. Bring in some “junk” from home (feel free to bring some to share).
2. Look at all your junk and decide how you can use it to make a bug (use your imagination!).
3. Draw a quick sketch of your bug and show it to Mrs. Shepherd.
4. Begin putting your creation together using tape or glue.  This will become what is called an armature (the skeleton).
5. Show Mrs. Shepherd your armature.
6. After your armature has been approved you will begin to papier mâché your creation.  It should take 3-5 layers of papier mâché to complete it.  Let it dry completely between each layer.
7. After the final layer is dry you can add the details (painting, adding eyes, ribbon, gems, antlers, and other “junk” items).
8. Complete your papier mâché bug with skill, neatness, good craftsmanship, and care.  Make it out of this world!!

How you will be graded:

20 points for bringing in your junk

10 points for your sketch

20 points for your complete armature

20 points for neatly applying your layers of papier mâché

30 points for completing your papier mâché bug with skill, neatness, good craftsmanship, and care

For a grand total of 100 points for this project!

Mrs. Shepherd's Examples:

Clay Project

I don't have an example of a plant because I gave it away for a gift forgetting to take a picture of it first.

Junk Sculpture

I know this is a penguin, not a bug.  I do not have a bug made yet, but I still wanted to post an example of a junk sculpture.  This penguin is made from a water bottle, soap pump, card board, paper towel, and tape.  The next step was to papier mâché it all.  Lastly I added the details: paint, yarn, and googly eyes.