Ceramic Linocuts

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will combine printmaking and ceramics techniques to create a positive and negative space glazed ceramic print. They will create an image using printmaking techniques and then transfer the image to clay.

Level

Advanced

Areas of Study

Ceramics Contrast Line

Collections

Slab Pottery

Lesson Objectives

Students will plan and develop a design that incorporates positive and negative space.

Students will combine printmaking and ceramics techniques to create a finished piece.

Students will choose the best practices to create their final product.

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Teaching Strategies

Facilitate a discussion on positive and negative spaces in design.
Demonstrate printmaking and ceramics techniques, including safety procedures and the Mishima technique.
Guide students in making choices as they design their final project.

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National Standards

Create

Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student's existing artwork.

VA:Cr1.1.IIa

Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

VA:Cr2.1.HSIII

Formulate individually or collaboratively, new creative problems, based on student's existing artwork.

VA:Cr1.1.HSII

Consider a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design that follow or break established artistic conventions.

VA:Cr1.2.HSII

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

30 minutes

Demonstration Time

20 minutes

Student Studio Time

3 hours

Supplies and Materials

Soft linoleum block & linoleum cutters
Tracing paper
Pencils & erasers
Black permanent markers
Slab cutter, canvas mats, & rolling pin
Clay, sponges, & needle tool
Glaze assortment
Paintbrushes & water cup

National Standards

Create

Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student's existing artwork.

VA:Cr1.1.IIa

Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

VA:Cr2.1.HSIII

Formulate individually or collaboratively, new creative problems, based on student's existing artwork.

VA:Cr1.1.HSII

Consider a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design that follow or break established artistic conventions.

VA:Cr1.2.HSII

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