Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Clay Portraits are Ready to Fire!

Here they are- lined up and ready to go-

Examples of Reliquaries....

Several examples for you.... look how they use SHAPE, MATERIALS, and GESTURE in the work to respond (tell about) the relic inside!!!







RELIQUARY- the final exam project!!

Here we go!!!

 Notice the handout's listed requirements....


Monday, December 13, 2010

Henry Moore's organic sculptures

Look how Moore used negative space, overall form, and the ammount of contact with the "ground" in his work. Does the SHAPE of the sculpture remind you of anything?



 See more of his work here...

Plaster Caster!! Reductive Sculpture...

Here is our new project- casting and carving plaster!


Washington Ledesma's ceramic icons...

Look at his use of color and pattern to liven up the simplified forms!



See more of his work here...