Dec 13th

Lets look at an artist who creates familiar shapes and learn how to use the drill and bits on our project. 

Dec 11th

Putting the details on our ceramic lanterns and tiki's.

Dec 8th

Adding details to our Polynesian tiki's

Dec 6th

Diving deeper today...

Dec 1st

Continuing with the projects at hand.

AP weekend homework. 

Pottery 3 wheel throwing!

Nov 29th

Pot 2- continuing with our Polynesian inspired tiki.
Pot 3- beginning to wheel throw our desired shape

Nov 27th

Lets continue our journey from the polynesian islands & Maori Peoples of New Zealand up to Hawaii. 

Nov 17th

Pot 2 & 3 Lets start designing and researching for our next assignment. 

AP- Thanksgiving break homework!

Lets critique those sets!

Nov 13th

Last in class day to finish sets!

Nov 8th

Lets take a look at a duo who recycles materials into new beautiful and unique surfaces.

Nov 6th

Lets take a table group quiz, winners get candy and bragging rights!

Nov 3rd

Last day to get your leatherhard sets into the kiln room.

November 1st

Continuing with our sets...


AP 3D Homework Due November 30th

Oct 30th

Lets watch a video on mass produced ceramics from the 1940's and get back to our sets!

Oct 27th

Continuing with our sets...

Oct 25th

Stacked sets!

Oct 23rd

Continuing with our sets.

Oct 20th

Lets look at an artist who creates expressive sets!

Oct 18th

We will talk about different techniques to build a mug, and handles to support them! 

Oct 16th

Lets critique those slabs! 




Absent? Critique the following 10 assignments. 

Oct 9th

Constructing our sets!

Lets learn how to throw a bowl!

Oct 6th

Continuing with our sets and face planters. 

October 4th

Lets learn how to throw and trim a plate!

AP 3D

AP 2D will be continuing with the Lichtenstein project at hand.

Oct 2nd

Lets introduce the next assignment and continue with our projects at hand. 

Sep 29th

Lets experiment with elmers glue!

Sept 27th

Lets experiment with stickers and tape resist, and continue with our slab projects at hand. 

Sept 25th

Lets do some glaze experiments!

Sept 22nd

P2- Lets learn about and experiment with slip trailing! 

Sept 20th

Lets practice underglaze sgrafitto on practice squares!

Sept 18th

Re-capping sgraffito and continuing with our assignments at hand

Sept 15th

Lets re-cap wax resist and walk through the next steps to our project. 

Sept 13th

Pot 2- lets take a few moments each day to learn about different surface decorations we could apply to our slab project. Today lets re-cap stain.

Pot 3- Continuing with our clock assignment.  

Sept 11th

Lets re-cap the projects at hand and begin creating our template!

Welcome Pottery 2 & 3!!

June 15th & 16th

Lets take our final, clean out our cubbies and take home projects!

June 12th

Today is a short day, lets get as much as we can done!

Today is the last day to glaze projects, and we are no longer playing with wet clay.

June 8th

Putting the final touches to our mosaic and beginning to mortar the pieces down. 

I'm seeing some really cool stuff!

June 6th

Continuing with our mosaics. 

June 5th

Continuing with our mosaics...

Beautiful movement pieces:

June 1st

Putting the final touches on our tiles and learning how to mortar them down.

May 30th

My hope is that all tiles are in the kiln room ready to be fired.
Seniors, take home the study guide!

May 25th & 26th

Continuing with our mosaics.

May 23rd & 24th

Mosaic car art. 

May 22nd

Lets take a look at Luna Parc.

May 18th & 19th

Lets walk through the next steps of our mosaic project. 

May 16th & 17th

Critiquing our sets and continuing with our mosaics. 

May 15th

Critique day, if time lets begin our final quick assignment: a small mosaic. 

May 11th & 12th

Last in class day to work on unified sets! Due Monday!

May 9th & 10th

Lets watch a quick video regarding mass production of sets, and learn about mugs.

May 4th & 5th

P2- continuing with our sets.

P3- Make sure your assignment embodies movement! 

May 2nd

Continuing with our sets...

May 1st

Continuing with our sets...

April 26th & 27th

Lets discuss different ways to create a mug...

April 24th

Lets continue with our sets.

April 20th & 21st

Continuing with the projects at hand. Remember, Surface Decoration Project Due April 27th!

April 18th & 19th

Continuing to manage our time and work on those sets!

April 17th

Lets recap the project at hand. 

April 13th & 14th

Last day to finish assignments. Lets learn about the next assignments, and focus on a specific element/principle of design and time management. 

April 11th

Lets deconstruct a few artists artwork, what surface decoration was used?

April 10th

Lets learn how to wheel throw a bowl and continue with our candle holders. 

April 4th & 5th

Lets learn how to throw a plate and continue with our candle holders.  

April 3rd

Lets assess our candle holders and see if we are ready to carve into the leatherhard clay. If not, lets get back to our surface decoration project due April 28th!

March 20th

Lets take a look at a ceramic artist who is trying to save the great barrier reef!

March 16th & 17th

Continuing with our Polynesian inspired candle holders as well as humanoid mask planters.

March 13th-15th

Lets continue with our Polynesian inspired tiki's and face planters.

March 9th

Lets learn about Hawaii and the medias role in spreading false information.


Absent for the slab critique? Fill otu at home and bring back to class.

March 6th

Pot-3- Lets draw accurate human facial proportions and then begin brainstorming for our humanoid planter assignment.

Pot-2 Lets learn a little about Polynesian art and where the term tiki came from.

March 2nd & 3rd

Lets critique those slabbed projects!

Very cool stuff!!

Absent? Finish the critique at home!

Feb 28th & 29th

Finishing touches to our slabbed project

Feb 27th

Lets do some experiments with glaze!

Feb 23rd &24th

Lets learn about stenciling & stickering. 

Feb 21st & 22nd

Lets discuss slip trailing, the next project and due dates!

Feb 16th and 17th

Lets learn about underglaze and how we can apply sgraffito to it. 

Feb 14th & 15th

Lets recap wax resist and continue with our slabbed projects.

Feb 13th

Lets recap sgraffito and its application. 

Feb 9th & 10th

Lets recap masonry stain and get back to the project at hand. Keep in mind our March 2/3 deadline!

Feb 6th-8th

Continuing with our slabbed projects...

Step by step instructions will be given over the document camera. 

Feb 2nd & 3rd

Beginning to slip and score and smudge our leatherhard projects together. 

Jan 31st & Feb 1st

Lets finish those sketchbooks and jump into our first project!

Jan 30th

Welcome to Pottery 2 & 3!