Clay, Wonderful Clay!

Ask any Georgetown artist to tell you about their favorite art project, and the answer will always be…anything clay! Here’s a peek at some of the clay projects we are working on.

Fifth grade knee bowls – roll a slab and form a bowl on your knee. Who knew your knee could be a perfect bowl shape?

Fourth grade slab picture frames.

Third grade coil pots – we’ll squeeze some clay through a garlic press and add it to the top to create a bird nest!

Second grade slab houses – can’t wait to add the texture and details.

First grade pinch pots with texture.

Kindergarten texture necklaces – they can’t wait to finish these and wear them home!

Soon we’ll be adding more details to finish up these projects, and then the firing begins.

November 13, 2013 by josettebrouwer

Six Days of Clay….(Or, Oh My Achin’ Back!)

Today we wrapped up six straight days of clay projects in the art room – that’s over 500 projects and about 700 pounds of clay, whew! And the work isn’t over yet…next it is on to bisque firing, glazing, and firing again. (Sorry Georgetown…the electric bill for November and December might be a smidge higher than usual!)

Here’s an early peek at the clay projects Georgetown’s artists created this month. Each grade learned a new clay building skill, including pinch pots, creating texture, rolling coils, and throwing a slab (always a favorite with 5th grade!)

Stay tuned for pictures of the finished pieces.

1st grade texture pinch pots

3rd grade coil turtles

4th grade lions

5th grade slab mirrors

2nd grade frogs

January 16, 2012 by josettebrouwer

Mentor Day

Today I had the pleasure of sitting in a cushy chair and watching someone else work! I visited my mentee, Mrs. Nienhouse, at South Elementary and enjoyed seeing her work some art magic with her students. We had a fun morning, and I was impressed with Mrs. Nienhouse’s planned projects AND her fabulous students. Here’s a look at some of the things they are working on – couldn’t resist showing them off!

model magic turtle