Pop Art
Food Sculpture
Assignment
Your assignment is to develop a ceramic plate of food made to look as close to the original food as possible. You will also be required to design a plate (unique to their food) along with 3 types of food to be placed on top of or inside the plate. Your "plate" can be a plate, to go box, board, bowl, carton- whatever suits your food and design. Color and quality of color is super important in the assignment so you will be able to use paint or glaze.
Objectives:
Students will sculpt realistically and with accurate proportions
Students will create a hollow form
Students will understand to how mix and control the quality of color
Art Inspiration
Stephanie Shih
Examples
Underglaze
What is Underglaze?
Underglaze is a method of decorating pottery in which painted decoration is applied to the surface before it is covered with a transparent ceramic glaze and fired in a kiln. Underglazes are made from pigments derived from oxides. They do not contain the silica that creates a shiny or satin glaze and makes your ceramics food and stain safe.
Glaze vs. Underglaze:
Glaze is applied to bisque fired pieces and underglaze can be applied to leather hard clay- bisque fired clay
Glaze is often times glossy and underglaze is mat
Underglazes can be predictably mixed and glazes cannot be (generally)
Glaze can seal pottery and make it food safe. Ungerglaze is not food safe
Planning & Design
Directions: Your assignment is to create 3 design sketches of your food sculpture IN COLOR.
Each design needs to have:
3+ food elements
A plate or something to hold the food
Color
Reference photos collected
Complete the form provided and turn it in on Google Classroom
Skill Builder: Sgraffito Magnet
Assignment
Create a magnet using the sgraffito technique. Base your design on things you like.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn the sgraffito glazing technique
Directions:
Using the form provided, create a sketch of your favorite hobbies, food, animal- choose your favorite
2. Roll a small slab of clay. Trace the silhouette of your favorite design into the clay
3. Smooth and let dry to leather hard
4. Paint your piece with UNDERGLAZE
5. Scratch your design out of the surface of the underglaze.
6. Fire and attach a magnet
What is sgraffito?
Sgraffito designs are made by layering contrasting slip or UNDERGLAZE and then scratching through the surface to reveal the lower layer or layers of color.
Process:
Plate: Slab Method
