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Feiner, Lois – Arts & Activities, 2011
What began as a review lesson in clay construction quickly became a fun learning experience filled with inspiring conversations and creatively painted birds. This lesson was successful from beginning to end, with a final reward when the artwork was displayed. The author describes the process of working on this project and shares how the students…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Art Materials, Ceramics
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Larson, Joan – School Arts, 1985
Art teachers at the middle school or junior high school level usually find themselves in a program teaching ceramics. The most essential tools needed for a ceramics class are discussed. Different kinds of clay are also discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics, Intermediate Grades
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Hazell, Alva – School Arts, 1985
Scrounging, cooperation, and resourcefulness have made pottery the most popular--and the most visible--art class in a Missouri high school. The pottery course is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics, Course Descriptions
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Heidt, Ann – School Arts, 1984
To help them get the cylindrical shape necessary for making pottery beer mugs, high school art students used flexible armatures stuffed with vermiculite. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics
BCATA Journal for Art Teachers, 1991
Advocating that Canadian art programs should use and model environmentally safe practices, the articles in this journal focus on issues of safe practices in art education. Articles are: (1) "What is WHMIS?"; (2) "Safety Precautions for Specific Art Processes"; (3) "Toxic Substances"; (4) "Using Clay, Glazes, and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics, Foreign Countries
Oltman, Debra L. – 1990
Exposure to certain art materials can damage the human body. Some of these materials are identified together with factors that influence exposure, including duration, frequency, and environmental conditions. Responsibility for providing a safe working environment for the creation of visual arts in the classroom lies with the instructor, principal,…
Descriptors: Adhesives, Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics
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Wardle, Barbra L. – Art Education, 1990
Examines how a discipline-based approach to multicultural art augments multicultural education. Focuses on Native American arts. Illustrates how symbols, colors, natural materials, and methods differ among tribes. Suggests teaching activities, including focusing on a particular artist to raise specific questions about specific symbols. Profiles…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
Eaton, Barbara; Weatherford, Martha – 1983
An overview is presented of a 1982-83 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title IV-C project, designed for 50 talented high school art students, to preserve the arts and crafts in the Mississippi hills area and to enrich existing arts and crafts curriculum. Steps are listed for implementing such a program, a simple program budget is…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics