AMACO Texture lesson plan in-service
One in-service, three new lesson plans! In this three hour in-service, Bracker’s staff will instruct teachers in three texture-related lesson plans utilizing AMACO texture molds, clay and standard studio tools. Throughout history, artists from around the world have created symbols and images that reflect their culture. Many of their ideas were inspired by their environment and beliefs. Their artwork is a visual record of their time and culture. Because of this record we have a better understanding of how they lived. We know that the Koi fish is often represented in the artwork from...
Read MoreWhimsical Figures (AMACO Lesson Plan #51)
Lesson Plan #51-Whimsical Figures by Dee Schaad Chairman of the Department of Art & Design—University of Indianapolis Please scroll down for the entire lesson plan or follow these quick links: Tools and Materials | Lesson Plan Goals and Objectives | Background and Preparation | Create the Head & Neck | Create the Body | Arms | Feet | Firing/Decoration | Glossary | Lesson Plan 51 (PDF Download) Dee Schaad was born and raised in Nebraska and has a MFA from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, has taught ceramics at the University of Indianapolis for more than 30...
Read MoreCeramic Musical Instruments
Making Clay Musical Instruments: A joint lesson with the music teacher. Satisfies Art Standards: 1, 5, 6 Satisfies Music Standards: 1, 3, 4, 8 + Science/Math (Acoustics) This lesson can be done with nearly any age group from kindergarten to high school by eliminating certain elements, changing requirements/expectations etc. Project objectives: • Students will use clay to make musical instruments • Students will perform/improvise/compose for clay instruments alone and in a group Learning objectives: • Students will learn and understand properties of clay such as shrinkage, temperature,...
Read MoreAMACO Lesson Plans (ALL)
Download PDFs of popular AMACO Lesson Plans: Lesson 1 Ceramic Wall Murals Lesson 4 Portraits in Clay Lesson 5 Dig This! Lesson 6 A Passion for Pots Lesson 11 Cave Art Revisited Lesson 12 The Intricate Art of Persian Tiles Lesson 14 Recreating Chinese Vessels Lesson 15 A New Approach to Developing Images on Clay Lesson 17 Mi Casa es Tu Casa Lesson 20 Handbuilt TeaBowls Lesson 21 Plates Everybody Can Make Lesson 23 Ceramic Self Portrait as a Famous Artist Lesson 29 Textured Pottery Lesson 37 Sgraffito with Clay & Underglazes Lesson 38 Image Transfer & Printmaking Lesson 39 Overglaze...
Read MoreMajolica Gloss Decorating Colors (AMACO Lesson Plan #24)
“Oil and Vinegar Ewers” by Posey Bacopoulos, New York, NY These brilliant and versatile Majolica Gloss Decorating Colors (GDC) can be applied in a variety of different techniques and stay brilliant and sharp from cone 06 to cone 6 (some colors will change at higher temperatures). Use as a Majolica overglaze with an opaque glaze underneath, as an underglaze, or alone as a one step glaze. All of these techniques can be achieved at low-fire as well as at cone 5/6, making GDC’s a great choice for multiple effects. All 36 GDC colors are AP non-toxic and are true to raw form color....
Read MoreCeramic Self Portrait as a Famous Artist (AMACO Lesson Plan #23)
“William Blake Self-Portrait” Creating ceramic figurative sculpture using slabs and coils By Cara Moczygemba Self-portraiture is prevalent in the Art History tradition as many artists discovered that the one model they could always count on was themselves. Rembrandt and Van Gogh are both well-known self-portrait artists, painting hundreds if not thousands of self-portraits during their careers. Although the subject matter may be the same, the painters themselves are quite different; from posture, palette, and painterly textures, to props and symbolism, every painter brings a...
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