Pottery Progress...

4th/5th Grade artists have been learning about Native American cultures in Social Studies class. In art, they learned how to create pottery using clay using techniques used by many Native American cultures. They have learned about the process of ceramics creation and will soon fire their clay work in the kiln.

ceramics: pottery or clay sculpture fired at high temperatures in a kiln or oven to make it harder and stronger.

kiln - A special oven or furnace that can reach very high temperatures and is used to bake or 'fire' clay

coil pot: Coils are long, snake-like ropes of clay that are used in making pottery. The coil method of making pottery involves building the walls of a pot with a series of coils into the required shape.

Here are some of our coil pots that are drying. As soon as they are completely dry, we will put them into the kiln to be fired.

Frosty Frames

First grade artists practiced painting, cutting, and gluing skills to create snowmen paintings. Second and third graders learned how to make their snowmen go "off the page" to create an interesting composition.

Colorful Creations

Primary students have been learning about color mixing. They created these compositions using only crayons in primary colors BLUE, YELLOW, andRED and their creativity. They then explored with color mixing to create the intermediate colors : PURPLE, GREEN, and ORANGE.

Exploring with Color

Kindergarten students have been learning about color mixing. They traced their hands to create a composition with nothing but the crayons in primary colors BLUE, YELLOW, and RED and their creativity. They then explored with color mixing to create the intermediate colors : PURPLE, GREEN, and ORANGE.