Coiling and Glazing!

The students did a great job making coil bowls and glazing today! We started off the lesson talking about different kinds of glazes and then did a demo on making coil bowls using plastic bowls as a mold. The class would work on the coil bowls while a few students rotated to the glaze station. The objectives of the lesson were to

1) Make a functional ceramic work

2) Teach students the method of coiling and technique of wipe-away glazing

3) Enhance the student’s creativity and description abilities in writing

            The students had a lot to do today, but they all did a marvelous job! Last week some of the students mentioned they wanted to make a ceramic project that was functional, so we decided to make coil bowls. I was impressed at how well some of the students could coil. I saw one student make a coil as long as her table!

            I had a lot of fun interacting with the students today. One student said “I’ll do anything if it’s art!” All the students are so enthusiastic and creative.