I wanted to take it a step further and see if they could think in 3D - so out came the clay. As a general rule I avoid clay as I always end up with a mess like this :(
Friday, 25 February 2011
Clay Art
Recently our art has focused on identifying shapes within objects and using them to draw a picture - this has included a study of Miro and using alot of the 'how to draw' books.
I wanted to take it a step further and see if they could think in 3D - so out came the clay. As a general rule I avoid clay as I always end up with a mess like this :(
However I bit the bullet today and let them go at it.
DD4 made the snake, DD6 the volcano and a sea lion (although I think it looks more like a platypus??)
and DD8 the sitting dog (which shes really proud of) I had to make a duck and dog for DD2 who also made a blob of her own. (and the biggest mess!)
All in all it was great fun and I didn't even mind the hand prints on the bathroom wall. LOL.
I wanted to take it a step further and see if they could think in 3D - so out came the clay. As a general rule I avoid clay as I always end up with a mess like this :(
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The sitting dog is awesome like the rest of your projects. The girls did a wonderful job. I am waiting impatiently for some warmer days to move our “art workshop” outside ;-). The mess is more bearable there . Great post. Hugs from Poland. Ewa
We love doing clay art here. My daughter 12 has become quite the sculptor. Then again this is the child that voluntarily did a diorama for her Lief Ericksson report. I can't wait to see what she does for Marco Polo.
My 6 yr old son still loves to just cut paper. A great skill for making newspaper seed pots. But arts and crafts are a large part of our "curriculum".
Clay is definitely messy, but so much fun!
Janet W
http://homeschoolblogger.com/wdworkman/
Stopping by from HHH. My kids love clay as well. We are fortunate that a local mom has a kiln and full studio in her home and gives weekly classes where the kids have total freedom to create. I am always awed by what they do.
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