Will o’ the Wisp• ignis fatuus (Medieval

latin: "foolish fire") are atmospheric lights seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.

• It resembles a flickering lamp and is said to recede if approached, drawing travelers from the safe paths.

• Also known as jack o’ lantern, peg o’ lantern, hinkypunk, and hobby lantern

Brave - Will o' the wisp

Slab Constructed Lanterns

History

• Lanterns are first spoken of by Theopompous(c. 380 BC – c. 315 BC, a Greek poet.

• Lanterns in ancient China were made of silk, paper, or animal skin with frames made of bamboo or wood. One of the earliest descriptions of paper lantern is found in records from Khotan, which describe a "mounting lantern" made of white paper.

• The simplest technology used is the candle lantern. Candles give only a faint light, and must be protected from wind to prevent flickering or complete extinguishment.

• A primitive form of candle lantern, made from white horn and wood and called a lanthorn, was first made in the time of the English King Alfred the Great(849–899CE).

• The lantern was introduced to Japan at the same time as Buddhism, in the 6th century. The ishi-doro or stone lantern is the most common type, gracing gardens, temples and shrines throughout Japan.

• Ishi-doro come in many different sizes and shapes, but common to them all is a hollowed upper part, made to hold electric lights, candles, or oil lamps, lighted on special occasions.

• The 2000 ishi-doro that line the approaches to the Kasuga Shrine in Nara, are perhaps the most well-known in Japan. They are lighted twice a year, in February and August. Secular use of the ishi-doro did not begin in Japan until the late 1500s when tea ceremony masters began to use them to decorate their tea gardens.

Ceramic Lantern, Ayyubid period (1169–1260), early 13th centurySyria, probably RaqqaStonepaste; underglaze painted in blue, luster painted on transparent glazeH. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

How to construct a Slab Vessel

• Form a slab by hand

• Or by using a rolling pin

• Use a ruler to measure out your preplanned forms

• Cut all forms and allow to become leather hard before joining.

• Score all connecting joints

• Slip all connecting joints

• Connect joints that have been scored and slipped

• Cover joints with a coil of clay to support seam and make more unified

Examples of Slab Constructed Lanterns

Sketches & Warm-up

• Draw two isometric drawings of two different slab constructed lanterns.

• Include details of how the lantern will be cut out to illuminate light. Think pattern, shape, repetition.

Pre-Construction Lantern

Assignment

• Create a lantern using slab construction.

• Will it have a lid?• Will it have a

detachable base?• Think pattern, shape,

repetition.

• Height no less than 5”, no taller than 12”

• Width no less than 3”, no greater than 5”

• Must be able to stand.

• Must illuminate light!!!!

Cutting a Luminary