CLAY SLAB MUG POWER POINT CRITERIA

1. SLIDES MUST SHOW STEPS TO BUILDING A CLAY SLAB MUG.2. SLIDES MAY BE SIMPLE, WITH SIMPLE WRITING STEPS WITH

PHOTOGRAPHS.3. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL STEPS FROM WEDGING TO ATTACHING HANDLE. 4. AT THE END, PLEASE MAKE A SLIDE FOR EACH ELEMENT OF ART IN

POTTERY: COLOR, LINE, TEXTURE, SHAPE, AND FORM

STEPS TO MAKE A CLAY SLAB MUG

AS ALWAYS, FIRST WEDGE YOUR CLAY

NEXT, ROLL OUT A SLAB OF CLAY

ROLLING OUT AN EVEN THICK SLAB IS NECESSARY.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE APROX. A ¼ INCH THICK SLAB.

CUT OFF ANY THIN OR CRACKED CLAY.

NEXT, FIND A CONTAINER, THAT YOU CAN TRACE, TO MAKE THE FLOOR OF YOUR MUG. ALSO, CUT PAPER TO USE AS A TEMPLATE FOR THE BODY OF THE MUG. CUT AND MEASURE SLAB WITH PAPER, BEFORE TAPING TO ARMATURE.

AFTER YOU MEASURE YOUR SLAB, ADD TEXTURE TO IT.

EXAMPLES OF SLAB TEXTURE

WITH PAPER AROUND YOUR ARMATURE, MUG SHAPE, APPLY THE TEXTURE SLAB. DON’T PRESS TO TIGHT, YOU WILL WANT THE CAN TO COME OUT.

ALSO, CUT OUT THE FLOOR OF THE MUG.

ONCE THE PIECES ARE LEATHER-HARD, SLIP THE FLOOR OF THE MUG TO THE BODY OF THE MUG. CONSIDER USING A SPONGE TO SMOOTH THE SEAM. ALSO, SLIP AND SCORE THE BODY TOGETHER.

ALSO, CREATE THE HANDLE FROM A TEXTURED SLAB.

SLIP AND SCORE THE HANDLE TO THE MUG. THINK CREATIVE BUT FUNCTIONAL.

EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE CLAY SLAB MUGS

ELEMENTS OF ART IN POTTERY

LINE EMPHASIZED IN POTTERY

SHAPE EMPHASIZED IN POTTERY

FORM EMPHASIZED IN POTTERY

TEXTURE EMPHASIZED IN POTTERY

COLOR EMPHASIZED IN POTTERY