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Ceramics Sun/ Picasso Style Art is a lie that makes us realize the
truth. Pablo Picasso
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Who is Picasso? Pablo Diego Jos Francisco de Paula Juan
Nepomuceno Mara de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santsima Trinidad
Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 8 April
1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and
stage designer. One of the greatest and most influential artists of
the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist
movement, the invention of constructed sculpture.
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Just for your education Arguably Picassos most famous work is
his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish
Civil War Guernica. This large canvas (over 50 feet long) embodies
for many the inhumanity, brutality and hopelessness of war. Look
closely since you will be asked what it is you see and why you
think Picasso painted these images.
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Ceramic Cubism Designing a sun wall hanging allows you to
express emotions through a symbolic image of the sun.symbolic image
Notice some of the suns have shapes for noses, cut outs for the
mouth and cheeks.
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Terms 1. Symbolic images - the practice of representing ideas
or emotions by symbols. 2. Slab roller - A machine that presses
clay into a flat and even slab for use in pottery. It consists of a
large, flat table with a cylindrical roller which is rolled over
the clay using a handle or wheel attached to a set of gears. 3.
Potters needle - The large, 1-15/16 long, sharp, heat-treated steel
needle is set in a 1/2 diameter hardwood handle for a sturdy grip.
Used for many tasks in ceramics from cutting, carving, detailing,
and piercing for air bubbles. 4. Air dry - Drying the pottery and
clay objects is an important step in getting it ready to be fired.
There are two overriding considerations. 1) Clay objects,
especially those with protuberances or uneven thickness (e.g.
handles) need to be dried evenly. 2) All clay should be bone dry
(no water content) before being loaded into the kiln for bisque
firing. 5. Bisque fire - the first firing and is usually only to
between cones 04 and 06 6. Cone 06 fire Glaze fire that heats to
about a temperature of 1873 degrees Fahrenheit, turns the chemicals
in painted on glaze into its glass like form 7. Slip - Slip is
usually the consistency of heavy cream. It is a liquefied
suspension of clay particles in water often used to join pieces of
clay together.
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Your Assignment 1. Design sun face on 9 square tag board. Think
about the emotion your sun will convey. Cut out with scissors.
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Wedge and roll out slab of clay (use the slab roller
carefully.)slab roller
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Trace tag board sun onto clay and cut out with potter's needle
or pointy thing.potter's needle Keep the rays of the sun
attached.
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Drape over small upside down paper plate or bowl including the
rays of the sun. Add facial features- press or carve in, add by
scoring and applying slip.slip Ideas for faces.keep the rays
attached to the face.
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Carve, press in patterns and textures into the sun rays. Clean
up edges- smooth with a little water on your finger. Cup of
water
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When drying on rack, place wadded paper under the face to keep
the bulging shape. Remove the bowl or plate since the clay will
shrink and possibly crack.
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The final stretch Must air dry over 2-3 days before it can be
bisque fired.air dry bisque fired Once fired you may use colorful
glazes to depict the emotion of your sun. Work carefully since
mixing glazes does not workthese are chemicals not paints. Place on
firing rack for cone 06 fire.cone 06 fire. After firing, we will
place a hook on the back for wall hanging.
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1. How many names did Pablo Picasso have at his birth? A. 2
names B. 5 names C. 10 names D. 20 names 2. Is Picasso dead or
alive? A. Dead B. Alive C. Living in Miami D. None of the above 3.
What artistic skill did Picasso not use? A. Ceramics B. Printmaking
C. Knitting D. None of the above 4. In the picture of Guernica,
what emotions do you think the images represent? A. Sorrow B.
Horror C. Fear D. All of the above 5. Name one object in Guernica
you found interesting and tell me why :
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6. What is slip? A. Often used to join pieces of clay together B.
The consistency of heavy cream c. A liquefied suspension of clay
particles D. All of the above 7. Potters Needles are: A. Made of
clay B. Used to sew clay slabs together C. Used for cutting,
carving, detailing, and piercing for air bubbles D. Have only one
use 8. Bisque firing is : A. A first firing B. Returns water to the
clay C. Must be the hottest firing D. When glazes are attached to
the clay 9. What is bone dry: A. The final stage of the ceramics B.
The art is dusted with bone C. Air dried clay ready to bisque fire
D. What happens when you visit the desert 10. At what cone is the
glaze fired? A. 04 B. 06 C. 08 D. Raku Picasso - Ceramic Sun Quiz
Name_______________________________
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Picasso - Ceramic Sun. Student Evaluation
Name_______________________________ Dated ________________ 1.
DESIGN 10 9 8 7 6 5 Other 2. CONSTRUCTION 10 9 8 7 6 5 Other 3.
CRAFTSMANSHIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 Other 4. PATTERNS/TEXTURES 10 9 8 7 6 5
Other 5. GLAZING 10 9 8 7 6 5 Other 6. One aspect about this
project that I learned
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