Pinch Pot Fish

Students investigated clay by using the basic pinch pot building method. After the pinch form was created, each student use the "slip and score" method to add fins, tails, eyes, and other aquatic details to build a fish(ish) sculpture. After these were bisque-fired, students used low-fire glaze to add color.

Hide and Seek

Second graders were introduced to Katsushika Hokusai’s (1760-1849) Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. The classes discussed how Hokusai used art elements, such as line and shape, to direct the viewer’s eye to Mt. Fuji. Next, the students carved images of their everyday “leisure” life into Styrofoam plates, which they printed using traditional inking methods. Can you find Mt. Fuji?