Fifth grade clay projects

Because I'm a clay-loving art teacher with clay-loving students, I don't often venture down Papier Mache Avenue for sculpture projects. However, I knew I wanted my students to create giant-size art su

This is one of those keeper projects! The students always ask about it and seem to really enjoy it. I found this project a few years back a...

Essential Question(s): 1. What is the definition of proportion and low-relief sculpture? 2. What are the realistic proportions of a human face? …

Don't have a kiln? No problem. Here's how to use air dry clay to avoid breakage, and to get a beautiful, glossy finish.

3rd time’s the charm for these! I learned so much from our first try at clay cupcakes, and even more making Cupcakes 2.0. Cupcakes 3.0 are gonna be adorable and have all the sprinkle headache…

These clay glaze alternatives are perfect for your next ceramic lesson. Experiment with different ways to add color to pottery & clay projects.

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Here are some art project tutorials that you can use in your classroom for Back to School success! They are all complete with the step-by-steps, student handouts, reflections, assessment, rubrics, and examples.

South Korean ceramicist Jae Yong Kim creates deliciously glazed donuts out of clay, glitter, and swarovski crystals. The faux desserts present a glossy perfection in their paint application, yet contain an irregularity in shape to trick the eye into believing they might be an edible treat. Kim chooses patterns and images that evoke a sense of pop culture both past and present, with several pieces imitating the style of famous painters such as the splattered marks of Jackson Pollack or…