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understanding The learners their knowledge of texture to creating a visually interesting textured sculpture. Representation: matter: sculpture pottery Conventions: texture, balance, contrast Understanding qualities and properties of a range of materials Practices: skills: reinterpreting art works from various viewpoints skills: use of visual art materials and equipment experimenting, testing, evaluating recognising the meaning of studio for visual and adopting appropriate behaviour in the studio as a specialised space, for example, cleaning up, organising , naming work and exhibiting work. Viewpoints: recognising artists and artworks Revise the story of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Ask if the textures used in their Frottage (previous lesson) were actual or implied? (implied) Explain that they will now be given the opportunity to create a three dimensional version of their monster and apply actual texture to it. Making: Clay Joining Techniques Hand out a fist-sized piece of clay to each learner. Explain that clay shrinks as it dries and if they do not join the different parts correctly, their monster will fall apart once it is dry. Introduce the term ‘Score, Slip, Blend’, which basically means they must scratch and wet their clay to join it. Taking two small pieces of clay, demonstrate how to roughen up each side of the two sections, create slip using your finger and a small amount of water, and then squeeze the two parts together carefully but firmly. If a seamless join is wanted, show how to blend the two pieces together using your fingertips. Have the students practice joining two small pieces of clay themselves. Creating a Monster Using their monster drawing from the previous lesson as inspiration, have the children build a monster sculpture with their clay, paying particular attention to adding several different textures their art work. Remind them that ‘smooth’ is also a texture and can add a nice contrast to heavily patterned sections. Explain that they will need to think about how they will balance their sculpture as they construct it so that it is able to stand without falling over when finished. Provide lots of implements for the students to use, eg. plastic forks, toothpicks, costume jewellery and other objects that could be used to create imprints in the clay. texture pattern contrast balance Things Are’ Book ☐ Clay and clay boards ☐ Various instruments for creating texture eg. plastic forks, fabric scraps, etc. Water Learners are able to transfer their of actual texture to the medium of clay. Learners display a finished sculpture and explain how they have used particular design elements.
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