Punk Heads Self Evaluation

Post a picture of your finished Punk Head AND a picture of the second grader's painting that inspired you work.  Click here to find images of the band members.

Describe the original band member.  What does he/she/it play?  What do you think its character is like?

How did the band member painting inspire your Punk Head.  Did you embellish upon the original design?

In terms of craftsmanship, how successful is your piece?  Is everything smoothed out?  Is it constructed well?  Is it interesting from all angles?  How did you decide to glaze it?

Band Member Paintings

My students are creating Punk Heads out of clay, inspired by the wonderful artwork by Pond Cove Elementary students.  Below are photographs of the original band member designs by the younger students.  Finished ceramics pieces are soon to follow!

Punk Heads

Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

The Beginning Ceramics students are teaming up with students from Pond Cove!  The elementary school students are reading Punk Farm and creating artwork inspired by the book.  Punk Farm is about a group of farm animals that create a punk band and rock out while the farmer is in bed!  The second graders painted their own original punk rocker.  My ceramic students are taking these paintings and creating a punk head inspired by the paintings:

DECIDE: Choose a 2nd grader's band member

OBSERVE: Sketch the band member.

DRAW: Design your Punk Head

         - Start with an egg shape for the head

         - Be inspired by the band member, do not duplicate

CREATE: Make 2 pinch pots equal in size and attach them together at the mouths.  Create the skeleton first: make indents for the eye sockets, under the cheekbones, and mouth.  Sculpt clay and attach to clay head.  Work in layers: i.e. attach eyeballs first and then eyelids; attach teeth before lips.

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Wild Creatures

Each student is given a sketch book for my class.  In it they take notes, doodle, sketch ideas, and finalize projects.  I inherit these sketchbooks from the high school biology teacher (yay recycling!).

One of the last assignments in the biology sketchbooks was this: The Future is Wild.   Students were asked to hypothesize and sketch what one chosen organism may look like in thousands of years.  As an introduction into working with clay, I asked my students to sculpt the biology student's drawing into clay.  

The Flying Shark
Sculpted by Nick P.

The Taintor Squirrell
Sculpted by Tucker P.

Eagalus Americanus V3
Sculpted by Emma S.

Beg. Ceramics: Coil Vessels

Finished coil pots inspired by 5th graders' drawings

1. Attach a photo of the 5th grader's original painting (see Ms. DeWan for a digital copy)

2. Attach TWO photos of your finished coil pot: front and back (black background)

3. Briefly reflect on your vessel construction and painting:

• What was most difficult about creating a vessel of this size with coils?
• What was most surprising about working with coils?
• Why did you choose this 5th grader's painting?
• What do you think is happening in the painting?  What story is being told?
• How did you interpret the painting onto your vessel?
• Any other comments?

Mae's finished coil pot

TOPIC	OBJECTIVE	POINTS
CLASS TIME	I was engaged in the lesson during class time and was aware of the objectives (effort)	5
	I used the clay and clay tools responsibly and respectfully at all times (behavior) and helped clean up at the end of class	5
DESIGN	The coil pot has an interesting form	5
	The painting successfully uses the entire surface of the pot	20
	My design is original, unique, and interesting to view	10
TECHNIQUE	I carefully formed a coil pot that is at least 12”	10
	The coil pot has been smoothed out	10
	Glaze has been carefully applied	10
BLOG POST	I included an image of the 5th grader’s painting	5
	I included 2 images of my finished pot against a black background	10
	I carefully answered all the questions from the evaluation	10
	TOTAL	100

Beg. Ceramics: 5th Grader Paintings

The Beginning Ceramics students are collaborating with the 5th grade students at Cape Elizabeth Middle School on a fun project!  The high school students have crafted a large coil pot.  They chose a painting created by a 5th grader and are interpreting it onto their coil pot.  Below are all the 5th grader paintings.