Pottery

Part A: Video 1 clay Planning will usually begin from observations of the children’s interests, strengths, needs, and behaviours (Ministry of Education n.d.) Clay worms & snails: Intention of experience: Fine motor and gross motor muscles, social communication, identifying shapes, experimenting with texture & form, 3D sculpture, use of moulds, Literacy: Teacher to use descriptive language on the properties of clay such as, body, bone dry, coiling, crock, greenware, jolley, kidney leather…

vessels— if the majority are uniform, then there is a high likelihood that there is a level of standardization in the production area. The number of vessels present in an assemblage is used to measure labor investment. The effort took to make the pottery present in the assemblage can be calculated by quantifying the amount of vessels present in the assemblage. Evaluating the quality of material and…

Chapter 5 of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook covers clay in the studio, stating that, “clay is the basis of everything that the potter makes, yet seldom do we use clay straight from the ground.” This statement sets the reader up for the contents of the chapter, such as clay bodies and preparing clay to be used in the studio. Clay bodies that are perfect for the potter rarely comes ready made from the earth. Though it lacks the ready-made quality, it can be added to get a clay body that is just…

family pictures to show how much we have grown or for the grandparents to show off to their friends. The exhibit “Retrospective” by Judy and Kevin Flicker reminds me of these photos. Pieces of their lives are strewn about the gallery, paintings and pottery lining the walls and displayed on pedestals. There are some gaps in their collections too, times when nothing was…

Burkett is all about the ceramics studio. Covering anything from clay bodies to health and safety, this section is a compilation of information on the basics of any ceramics studio. The chapter begins with information on the basic structure of all pottery, which is what makes up the clay body used, and what elements are up for consideration when making one. The chapter begins by explaining that clay is rarely fitting for use without mixing it with other clays to create a workable clay body.…

The cauldron of story is a metaphor used to help understand the formation and adaption of myths and fantasy. The metaphor identifies a cauldron as a massive pot holding all aspects of stories that simmer and brew together forming the soup which is served up by the author/storyteller as the story itself. The bones found in the soup represent the different aspects that make up the story such as the characters, the traits, the location, the foe, etc. And over time it can be hard to pull out the…

A teapot with the detailing of a realistic looking heart with chain links wrapped tightly around the heart is called “Heart Teapot: Petrol Hostage,” and it is one of many teapots in the Yixing Series by American ceramist, Richard Notkin, in 2013 (Pentilla, 2014). Notkin’s ceramic heart teapot is a relatively small teapot (6.5” x 11.25” x 5.75”) made from stoneware with a matte glaze that appears to have a rusted color that covers the entire teapot. The abstract teapot was designed to look like a…

Did You Damage Your Veneers? Know How They Will Be Fixed If you decided to use dental veneers to make your smile look perfect, you most likely are taking all the necessary steps to keep them free of any damage. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, and veneers can become broken or cracked. Do you know what to do if this happens to you? Here is what you need to know about chipped and damaged veneers. Chipped Dental Veneers Your dental veneers can become chipped if you bite down on a hard food…

Pottery is the act of creating functional vessels to be enjoyed by an individual while performing everyday rituals, such as having morning tea or coffee or eating dinner with friends and family. Ceramicists are either sculptors, potters, or sculptural potters. To be a sculptor the works are not functional, unlike potters while sculptural potters create works that are not only sculptural but functional as well. My interests lean more towards functional pottery. I enjoy creating something on the…

mountains and the great sea where the sun sets”. The Totalrec coexisted with the Nanosec people and engaged in limited trade with them from roughly 960 AD to 1440 AD; items given to the Nanosec included the elaborate black ware known as Nova Embossed pottery and jaguar figurines, an animal that was a subject of Totalrec…