Dave The Potter
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Students will analyze the art of David Drake and create hand-built facial expression jars using air-dry clay. They will learn the historical applications of functional and decorative vessels as they investigate how art shapes, enhances, and empowers people’s lives.
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Students will review the history, methods, and application of hand-built functional and decorative vessels.
Students will analyze the culture of art produced by artists who were enslaved while reviewing artist David Drake.
Students will hypothesize about how the face jug art influenced perceptions and understandings of cultural experiences.
Teaching Strategies
- Lead a discussion on the history, methods, and application of functional and decorative hand-built ceramic vessels.
- Guide discussions and observations on art made by artists who were enslaved and artist David Drake.
- Assist in the planning stages of facial emotions, symbolism, and jar development.
- Model facial expression and jar formation using air-dry clay.
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Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.
VA:Cr2.3.IIIaDemonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.
Adv.VA:Cr2.3Time Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
30 minutes
Demonstration Time
20 minutes
Student Studio Time
4 hours and 10 minutes
Supplies and Materials
- Paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Air-dry clay & tools (sculpting tools, mat, water bowl)
- Watercolor paint material (paint, brushes, palette, water cup)
- Optional: spray fixative
National Standards
Create
Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.
VA:Cr2.3.IIIaDemonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.
Adv.VA:Cr2.3
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Review History
Review the history, methods, and application of hand-built vessels. Reflect on the life and work of artist David Drake.
Conduct a compare and contrast analysis between functional and decorative vessels.
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Hypothesizing Human Experience
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