Sculpture Syllabus

Unit 1 Introduction to Sculpture week 1

Students will:

• Be introduced to the main ideas presented in the standards for art education.

• Be introduced to basic sculpting techniques and methods.

• Understand the rules of ceramic safety and storage.

Unit 2 Slab building Techniques week 1 - 5

Students will:

• Build a clay tile using additive and subtractive sculpting techniques to alter the surface of the tile.

• Demonstrate how to use a plaster mold to form a slab, and create a bowl, or other 3-D form.

• Use slab construction techniques to create a geometric container, with lid, and surface textures.

• Use glazes to decorate clay forms.

Unit 3 Greek Coil Pottery Week 6 -8

Students will:

• Investigate ancient Greek pottery forms to determine similarities and differences among forms.

• Discuss the myths and designs typical of Greek pottery.

• Identify a variety of typical Greek pottery forms to be used as inspiration for an original piece of art.

• Use coil construction techniques, and knowledge of Greek designs to create a Greek inspired form.

• Experiment with the application of underglaze to greenware, and combine with clear overglaze.

Unit 4 Pinch Pottery Forming Week 8 -10

Students will:

• Learn pinch forming techniques.

• Investigate how both ancient and modern artist have combined the various hand-building techniques to create their own original pottery.

• Create an original work that combines the various hand building techniques students have learned in Units 1 – 4.

Unit 5 Paper Mache Masks Week 11 -12

Students will:

• Examine traditional mask forms and functions from a variety of cultures and time periods.

• Learn paper mache construction techniques.

• Design their own original paper mache mask form.

• Create interesting surface decorations using acrylic paint and a variety of other materials.

Unit 6 Paper mache Group installation week 12 - 14

Students will:

• Examine installation art as an art form.

• Determine group goals for an installation project, and site for installation.

• Create individual pieces of work using paper mache to contribute to a group installation.

• Work together to install all student work in one cohesive installation.

Unit 7 Plaster forms Week 15 - 19

Students will:

• Explore methods of plaster constuction and plaster safety.

• Create an original work using plaster.

Unit 8 Metal Foil Relief SCulpture week 19 -20

Students will:

• Explore traditional metal foil and tin art work.

• Learn how a tin relief can be used to wrap around a three dimensional form.