Describes the process of making ceramic sculpture with photographs showing the process from beginning to end. (RK)

Students in the Los Angeles school system had the opportunity to learn how an artist works at his craft through a program called, "Children Meet Artists". (RK)

An art activity which involved elementary students in making coiled clay constructions is described. (RM)

Outlines procedures for a junior high art project in making ceramic masks, which may be tied in with the study of mask-making cultures. (SJL)

Complete instructions, materials needed, and approximate costs are given for constructing a kiln for firing Raku ceramics. (SJL)

In an effort to stimulate teacher-readers to find out what specialized activities their own students may be absorbed in, the authors describe some less commonly known student recreational activities. (MB)

Describes how students, influenced by Victorian architecture, created ceramic slab houses. Students devised a solution to depict the reflective nature of Victorian bay windows. Project incorporates art history, handbuilding, and surface ornamentation. Outlines and illustrates steps involved in making slab houses that can be adapted for use by…

Describes an assignment for an art class in which students read a traditional Japanese folk story and then make a carved clay plate which tells the story visually. (SR)

Reviews school glass window and door impact and fire materials, including wired glass and transparent ceramics. (PKP)

This lesson resource focuses on the portrait in a three-dimensional art technique. Materials needed include ceramic clay and a pear as armature for the sculpted head. Exemplars of both two and three-dimensional portraits are to be used as inspiration and motivation for personal expression of the human form. This plan includes lesson goals and…

This lesson requires attention to the composition and design elements essential to decoration of a curved surface. Skills taught are the techniques and processes of ceramic glazing and underglazing. Supplies required include commercially-made terra cotta flower pots, glazes, and a kiln. The plan includes lesson goals and objectives; background…

The author of "Centering" describes a personal journey from a relatively conventional, prescribed academic orientation to a philosophic position emphasizing truth seeking and question asking, a quest for wisdom, in which the emotional, physical, and spiritual spheres are fused. (SF)

Creative arts programing for gifted and talented elementary students has incorporated academics (ecology, mathematics, history, genealogy, computer science, and independent research) into activities such as puppetry, creative drama, storytelling, dance, music, pottery, and poetry. The arts classes have been popular with students, parents,…