Along with the five coils I have as a minimum requirement for their project, I also ask the student to make their project functional. Functional art is useable art and cultures have been creating this type of art for as long as they have been in existence. Functional art is also one of our five purposes of art that we study. The other four are Narrative, Ceremonial, Decorative, and Persuasive.
The eighth grade classes are using another method of clay hand building known as coil. In the photo to the left, Cade is shown using a clay tool to attach the coil to the slab base of his project. I often tell the students that if they don't attach the coils together that when they are dry, they could come apart and look like a pile of Laker onion rings. For those of you not local, Laker Drive In is next door to our school and has been a feature of the community for years. They are well known for their onion rings and it is a reference the students understand. Along with the five coils I have as a minimum requirement for their project, I also ask the student to make their project functional. Functional art is useable art and cultures have been creating this type of art for as long as they have been in existence. Functional art is also one of our five purposes of art that we study. The other four are Narrative, Ceremonial, Decorative, and Persuasive. Along with the minimum five coils and functionality, I encourage the students to be creative. Tre has creative use of the coils in which he spiraled. I call these medallions. I also like his use of negative or empty space between the top and bottom portions. Paper wads can be a very helpful addition until the clay is dry and can be supportive on its own.
Veronika, at left, is creating her container basically using slabs. However, if you look at the lid to the right of her hand, you will see decorative coils on top that meet the 5 coil minimum. Across from Veronika, we see Zariah using all coils to create her project. Both ways are different, but certainly meet the rubric. All the students have the same rubric to follow, but in the end, each clay project is different. Unlike some other subjects where there is only one correct answer, in art, the student is allowed the opportunities to problem solve and express themselves in unique ways.
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