PotterySpring 2014

What is Pottery

•Functional and decorative artwork such as vases, bowls, pots, and dishes that are molded from clay and fired in a kiln▫Functional = useable▫Decorative = beautifully designed

Decorative Designs

•How can the way the pottery is decorated say something about where or when it was made?

Pattern

•Principle of Design•A regular repetition of colors, lines,

shapes, or forms in an artwork.

Unity• Principle of Design• The quality of an artwork

that happens when all parts of an artwork work together to create a sense of wholeness and completion.

• How do these show unity?• What other ideas do you

have for using unity in pottery?

Functional Pottery•What can the way the pottery is formed tell

you about what it is used for?•Why types of uses can you think of for

pottery?▫Teapot▫Cups▫Bowls▫Plates▫Water jar▫Seed pot▫Vase

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Shoji Hamada, 1894-1978Japanese8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4“no date

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lKanjiro Kawai, 1890-1966Japanese8 1/4 x 1 3/4" dia.1950

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Lucie Rie, 1902-1995British10 1/4 x 4 7/8" dia. no date

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leMichael Cardew, 1901-1983British8 1/2 x 12 x 12“1976

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Jerry Rothman, b. 1933American19 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 12“late 1970s

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tRalph Bacerra, b. 1938American11 1/2 x 22" dia. 1988

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John Mason, b. 1927American1993

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Tanya Batura, b. 1956American12 x 7 1/2 dia.circa 2003

Native American Pottery

Greek Pottery

Asian Pottery

What Elements Will You Use?

•Line•Shape•Form•Value•Space•Texture•Color

Sketches

•Decide what kind of pottery you want to make:▫What do you want to use it for?

How will this determine the form you create?

•How will you use pattern to make your

pottery decorative ?•How will you use unity in your pottery?•Draw the front view largest.•Draw a side view and back view (even if

they are the same or similar to the front view).

Resources

•http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/collections/ceramics/images.php

•http://www.heardmuseumshop.com/browse.cfm/2,126.html

•http://nmai.si.edu/explore/collections/#•http://

www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vase/hd_vase.htm

•http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/greecepot.htm