Clay Slab Building B Day by Mark Marek

5. Exit Ticket

MMarek — 2015-01-08 13:59:18 UTC

What do you think will be hard about building something out of clay?

4. YouTube Clay Building Videos

MMarek — 2015-01-08 13:59:29 UTC

YouTube has a lot of how to videos of artists showing you how to use slabs to build ceramics. Open YouTube and search for a Slab Clay Building video to share with the class by posting it here. At the very end of class we will watch a couple.

3. Themed Clay Idea

MMarek — 2015-01-08 14:00:28 UTC

You can make just about anything out of clay. There are tons of examples of different useful items, decorative pieces, and creative pieces on the Internet. Using Bing or Google, type in a specific item to see if you can find one made out of clay. Examples: basketball ceramics, superhero ceramics, spongebob ceramics, etc.

Post a picture of your idea here

2. Slab Building Pictures

MMarek — 2015-01-08 14:00:56 UTC

Open Safari and use whatever search engine will work to find some examples of slab built ceramic projects. Type in "slab ceramics", "slab clay projects", or "slabbuilding". Post your favorite picture here and add a comment about what the picture is or why you like it.

1. Warm Up

MMarek — 2015-01-08 14:01:04 UTC

This is a clay art piece. Add a comment to this section that explains how you think this artwork was made, OR your favorite part of this artwork, OR something you would change about this artwork.

Taeshaun....Regan/Warmup

2015-01-13 18:28:25 UTC

Rynasia

2015-01-13 18:29:22 UTC

I think this clay artwork is made of clay and wood

Grace

2015-01-13 18:29:30 UTC

This piece looks like someone twisted the clay to make it look and have the texture resembling a tree.

Michael Freddy!!!!!!!L

2015-01-13 18:31:36 UTC

We like it because it has cool hands

Bret

2015-01-13 18:31:56 UTC

I like it because it's clay made to look like a living tree

Jay5massey/mr sosa

MMarek — 2015-01-13 18:32:02 UTC

Jay like it because it's a pretty good picture "mr Sosa likes it because it tuff

Aaiyana

2015-01-13 18:32:11 UTC

I believe it took a lot of clay and patience to creat this artwork.

Wisdom/Indya

2015-01-13 18:32:32 UTC

I think you should add your name in your hand then your hand would look cooler

Aj23

2015-01-13 18:33:11 UTC

What I like about is how they carved it so neatly and i like the idea of what they did

Claudia

2015-01-13 18:33:12 UTC

This artwork looks like they shape it into a hand and painted like the texture of a tree

Osvaldo

2015-01-13 18:33:30 UTC

My favorite part about the clay is how the arm looks like it's made out of wood

Anahi morales / Yasmin morales

2015-01-13 18:34:21 UTC

We liked it because it's colorful

Regan and Mackenzie

2015-01-13 18:34:25 UTC

Our favorite part of this artwork is how realistic the clay looks compared to a tree

Edward

2015-01-13 18:34:34 UTC

My favorite part about this sculpture is it has a little forest

Tyree william

2015-01-13 18:35:27 UTC

I think it looks like a tree

Macey

2015-01-13 18:35:59 UTC

It looks like it is made from wood. My favorite part is how realistic it looks.

Aleckz firiede-smith

2015-01-13 18:35:59 UTC

It looks like tree and a hand too

Noah thomas

2015-01-13 18:37:36 UTC

I like the creation of the sculpture and the way the texture looks and the color of it

Edwin.aka coolbreezy

2015-01-13 18:39:09 UTC

I like this because it's a hand with a tree...cool stuff

It was neat it looked like a hand and a tree

2015-01-13 18:39:33 UTC

Christina Chituck

Khiler wright

2015-01-13 18:41:24 UTC

I like this because it's a hand and a tree at the same time

Andy

2015-01-13 18:42:13 UTC

I liked it because of the hands

MMarek — 2015-01-13 18:47:14 UTC

2015-01-13 18:49:16 UTC

Christina Chituck

Aaiy

2015-01-13 18:49:22 UTC

Regan and Macken

2015-01-13 18:49:25 UTC

Shoes made out of clay

Wisdom waters

2015-01-13 18:49:27 UTC

Aleckz /tyree

2015-01-13 18:49:58 UTC

2015-01-13 18:50:25 UTC

Datboymassey/mranonomis

MMarek — 2015-01-13 18:50:36 UTC

This is sooo pretty guys

Regan

2015-01-13 18:50:43 UTC

Beautiful

Edward

2015-01-13 18:51:05 UTC

I like this peace because it looks like glass

Michael Freddy jack jim

2015-01-13 18:51:40 UTC

Jack sad Jim happy

Bret

2015-01-13 18:52:34 UTC

Hunter y

2015-01-13 18:52:35 UTC

Brush

Rynasia

2015-01-13 18:52:40 UTC

Osvaldo

2015-01-13 18:52:56 UTC

Grace

2015-01-13 18:53:10 UTC

Macey

2015-01-13 18:53:56 UTC

Khiler

2015-01-13 18:55:12 UTC

Indya

2015-01-13 18:55:50 UTC

Edwin.aka coolbreezy

2015-01-13 18:56:01 UTC

This is the thing I used to write the word "bruh"

Claudia

2015-01-13 18:57:33 UTC

AJ23

2015-01-13 19:02:30 UTC

Rynasia

2015-01-13 19:03:31 UTC

Mr aniomis/mr massey

MMarek — 2015-01-13 19:04:04 UTC

Anahi / Yasmin 😍

2015-01-13 19:04:17 UTC

Aaiy

2015-01-13 19:04:19 UTC

Taeshaun

2015-01-13 19:04:22 UTC

Regen said hi

Regan and Mackenzie

2015-01-13 19:04:38 UTC

Unicorn!

Christina chituck

2015-01-13 19:04:39 UTC

Masseyboy200000000/sosa

MMarek — 2015-01-13 19:04:52 UTC

This is tayshaun

Macey

2015-01-13 19:05:29 UTC

Osvaldo

2015-01-13 19:06:35 UTC

Grace

2015-01-13 19:06:40 UTC

Bret

2015-01-13 19:06:42 UTC

Edwin.aka coolbreezy

2015-01-13 19:07:34 UTC

Emoji #squad

Wisdom

2015-01-13 19:08:19 UTC

Claudia

2015-01-13 19:08:43 UTC

Edward

2015-01-13 19:08:48 UTC

Aleckz/tyree

2015-01-13 19:09:22 UTC

Michael and Freddy and regan Ogden

2015-01-13 19:09:26 UTC

Little toy car made of clay

Noah

2015-01-13 19:09:56 UTC

DATBOIAJ23

2015-01-13 19:10:11 UTC