Ceramic Texture Medallions

Today we will create textured medallions using clay.Terms you will learn:• Slip• Plastic• Leatherhard• Sprig• Mishima• sgraffito

What can you do with your clay medallions?•Create jewelry•Decorative•Mobile •Dog tags •Ornaments• Small parts of bigger work

Ways of creating texture on clay medallions• Impressing (plastic)

• 1.Use the stamps created last year. • 2.Create designs and textures with tools.

• 3.Create textures from rough surfaces. • 4.Use found objects from pockets and purses or around the room.

• Adding Clay

• 1.Try modeling the clay while it is plastic. • 2.Attach ornaments to leather-hard clay with slip (sprigging).

• 3. Create a small sculpture to attach to the medallions

• Subtracting Clay (leather hard)

• 1.Incise a linear design by cutting into the clay. • 2.Carve a low-relief design.

• 3.Pierce the clay to create designs through the disc.

• Colored slips (leather hard) • 1.Paint designs using brushes and sponges. • 2.Trail slip a design using the slip trailer • 3.Scratch through a slip coat to the base clay (sgraffito).

• 4.Add slip to incised or stamped areas and wipe surface slip (mishima).

• 5.Use wax resist to create designs with wax to repel colored slip.

Your assignment:• Create 5 sketches of different types of medallions. Think of the techniques you

will use. (remember to do the plastic clay techniques first)• You will need to create at least 4 clay medallions.• Use at least 3 different techniques in your designs• Be creative! • You can glaze your medallions or use metallic spray paint or acrylic paint.• You will take pictures of your sketches and medallions to upload to your website

Think of a theme when creating your medallions, or make each one unique