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6th Grade Ceramic Mural
Five years ago, when my children’s elementary school did not have an art program, I persuaded the Principal to allow me to work with the 6th grade students to create a permanent ceramic tile mural on...
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Ceramic Fish Art Project
There is nothing more rewarding than manipulating a big slab of clay into a shiny piece of art. Despite ceramics requiring a great deal of prep, it’s really the most wonderful of all the tactile art...
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Ceramic Flower Dishes
While two of my Kinder classes (ages 5-6) created Ceramic Fish Dishes, my other Kinders created beautiful flower dishes. The children used the same steps to create their flower dishes using the same...
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Clay Projects
I’ve been up to my ears in clay. The 6th grade students have finished their portion of the annual ceramic tile mural project. The project is coming along beautifully except the tiles have taken a long...
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Ceramic pig art project
It’s never to early to teach little children how to make a basic pinch pot because when they master one, they can make just about anything in ceramics. This little pig is two pinch pots scored...
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Ceramic Elephant Art Lesson
These baby elephants are adorable. My third grade kids created them in the very same manner as the ceramic pigs, but instead of little ears and a snout, the children created big flapping ears and a...
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Ancient Greece Mural Project
Capping off the 6th grade promotion festivities was the reveal of the annual 6th grade mural. This year we chose to do Ancient Greece, with many student’s incorporating mythological creatures into...
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Pinch Pot Monsters
I’m a planner. I like to be prepared. So whatever happened during those last few weeks of school that left me staring at 200 pieces of unglazed bisque, I’ll never know. I’m blaming Star Testing and...
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America the Beautiful Mural…the beginning
I’m in the planning stage of this year’s ceramic tile mural. A few weeks ago, a few 6th graders suggested that the mural theme have something to do with the United States. I was thinking that we might...
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America the Beautiful Ceramic Tile Mural
Another year has passed and with it another ceramic tile mural graces our school’s inner courtyard. I can’t think of a better way for our graduating students to celebrate their years at elementary...
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How to make a Coil Pot
Making coil pots is a standard practice in many art rooms, but for me, I held off teaching them for over six years. For some reason, they scared the dickens out of me. I had seen far too many...
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Pinch Pot Animals for Kinder and First Grade
At the request of one of my Kinder teachers (who showed me a very cute ceramic cat and bird inspiration piece), I created a seemingly simple pinch pot lesson for my 3 Kinder Classes. My goal was to...
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Kimmy Cantrell Inspired Ceramic Tile Mural
The most anticipated projects of the year for my sixth grade students is the theme selection and creation of a ceramic tile mural. Starting around January, the sixth grade teachers and I start bouncing...
View ArticleCar-themed Collaborative Ceramic Mural
The 6th grade car mural completed last Spring, marked t […]
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As much as I like watching kids color and paint, there […]
View ArticleSanta Barbara Ceramic Tile Mural
Have you ever thought about creating a collaborative mu […]
View ArticleAmerica the Beautiful Ceramic Tile Mural
Another year has passed and with it another ceramic tile mural graces our school’s inner courtyard. I can’t think of a better way for our graduating students to celebrate their years at elementary...
View ArticleHow to make Coil Pots
How to make a coil pot is a standard practice in many art rooms, but for me, I held off teaching them for over six years. For some reason, they scared the dickens out of me. I had seen far too many...
View ArticlePinch Pot Animals for Kinder and First Grade
At the request of one of my Kinder teachers (who showed me a very cute ceramic cat and bird inspiration piece), I created a seemingly simple pinch pot animals lesson for my 3 Kinder Classes. My goal...
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