INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (PDF) Ceramics Hand-Building Assignments - Complete Illustrated Edition 10 Foundations + 50 Step-by-Step Projects Number of Pages: 139 Printable 8.5 by 11 inches Pages ABOUT THIS BOOK Ceramics Hand-Building Assignments is a complete illustrated ceramics curriculum. It opens with ten Foundations assignments in the essentials of working with clay, then moves into fifty step-by-step hand-building projects using pinch, coil, and slab methods - from a first pinch pot to teapots, lanterns, masks, sculpture, and functional ware. Each assignment has a full-page step-by-step photo page and a written page with materials, numbered steps, and a studio tip. FOUNDATIONS (10 assignments) Clay Stages, Prepare the Clay, Hand-Building Tools, Pinch Pot, Coil Vessel, Slab Building, Score, Slip and Join, Handles and Feet, Hollow Forms, Texture and Impression 50 PROJECTS 1-10: Pinch Pot Foundations, Expressive Pinch Pot Creature, Double Pinch Pot Rattle, Coil Vessel, Organic Coil Sculpture, Soft-Slab Draped Bowl, Hard-Slab Geometric Box, Slab Mug and Handle, Relief Landscape Tile, Lidded Clay Container 11-20: Coil and Slab Planter, Ceramic Wall Pocket, Ceramic Mask, Hollow Animal Sculpture, Architectural Clay Lantern, Hand-Built Pouring Vessel, Sgraffito Surface Design, Glazing and Finishing, Clay Whistle, Final Hybrid Clay Form 21-30: Textured Slab Serving Tray, Coiled Teapot, Pinch-Pot Bell, Slab Clock, Coil Basket, Clay Book Sculpture, Slab House Lantern, Pinch-Pot Nesting Bowls, Ceramic Mobile, Sculptural Coil Vase 31-40: Ceramic Birdhouse, Slab Sushi Set, Coil Garden Totem, Pinch-Pot Candle Holder, Slab Relief Mirror, Clay Fairy House, Slab Desk Organizer, Coil Fountain, Ceramic Chess Set, Animal Planter 41-50: Ceramic Incense Holder, Self-Watering Planter, Slab Puzzle Box, Coil Lamp Base, Ceramic Portrait Bust, Ceramic Wind Chimes, Slab Candelabra, Narrative Vessel, Mosaic Clay Bowl, Ceramic Wall Sculpture HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Complete the Foundations assignments first - they teach the stages of clay and the joins every project depends on. Gather the materials listed at the top of each assignment. Follow the numbered steps and compare your work to the photos. Read the studio tip before you begin. Always follow your kiln and glaze manufacturer's instructions. LEARNING GOALS Recognize clay stages and prepare clay correctly. Build with pinch, coil, and slab methods. Join pieces securely with score and slip. Design functional and sculptural forms with surface texture and glaze. HOW EDUCATORS CAN USE THIS BOOK Use this book as a full-year Ceramics 1 / Ceramics 2 hand-building curriculum or as a project bank. The Foundations section works as a first unit for beginners, and the fifty projects grow in difficulty so teachers can differentiate by level. Each assignment works as a demonstration, a student handout, or a sub-ready lesson. LICENSE Single-teacher license: use with your own students, classes, homeschool or personal practice. Please do not share, resell or post the files online. ABOUT THE ARTIST Created by Pari Chehrehsa (Art Schoool), California visual arts teacher, fashion and textile designer, with 25 years of experience in art, fashion design and education.
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
California and US: California Arts Standards for Visual Arts, built on the National Core Arts Standards: Creating (VA:Cr1–Cr3)
Alberta: Junior High Art and Art 10-20-30 programs of study
British Columbia: Arts Education curriculum, Grades 6–12 (including Art Studio 10–12)
Because these standards share the same core skills, the lessons also fit visual arts classrooms in other US states and Canadian provinces.
GOOD TO KNOW
Instant digital download (printable PDF). Use it as part of a high school art curriculum or middle school art lesson plans, for homeschool art, or as a gift for an art student or art teacher.
