Coil vase or pot

Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.

  • 4b. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Traditional Pottery Techniques
  • Native American culture/pottery
  • Clay working skills
  • Clay/Pottery/Ceramic Vocabulary
    • Students are shown a variety of traditional coil built pots and vases as inspiration. Maria Martinez is featured as an artist whose pots became highly sought after because of the quality and work put into them. Details such as practicality of shape and decoration are discussed as well as design principles of repetition, rhythm, and pattern.

    The teacher demonstrates how to coil clay and build a basic vase form from the coils. "Scratch and attach" and "Slip and Score" are demonstrated as well as ways to add decorative coils to the vase/pot.

    Evaluation:
    2 points -- Minimum 7 inches high
    2 points -- Design done in relief
    3 points -- Nice sculptural form (Elegant shape)
    3 points -- Quality and workmanship
    10 Points total

    10 points total.

    This project gives students skills that they can use in ceramics class for our Primitive fired pottery lesson