Coiled Pots

Objectives:  Students will learn how to coil clay and different ways of decorating with coils.  They will learn about Japanese Tea Containers. H.1.2            

Lesson two:  tea container

Teacher will:

§          demonstrate coiling methods and ways to make a lid and

§          show examples of several ways to make tea bowl and foot

       Students will:

§          draw sketch of tea container you want to coil

§          knead clay to remove air bubbles and condition clay to personal preference

§          complete a tea container with a lid; it may be a thin-tea or thick-tea style.  Make sure walls are thin and surface smooth.

Activity B:  Decorate the coiled forms with a variety of techniques: smoothed coils, exposed coils, corrugated coils, meandering coils, impressed coils, and so on.  Use at lease two techniques. H.9.1

Materials:  Clay, wooden tools, sgraffito tools, slip, wooden boards

Handouts:  none, project detail posted on wall

Evaluation:  grade will be determined by  the following criteria: