See the SLIDE SHOW for more details and instructions! Here are some pictures of students in various stages of the sculpting process. The final day of sculpting was devoted to smoothing the surface and adding textures with a variety of clay tools and simple objects such as beads, bolts, shells, etc. The board made it easy to safely transport and store the in-progress sculptures.At the end of each class, we draped the work with damp paper towels and put them under airtight plastic overnight. I provided each student with a small rigid board, (also wrapped in plastic,) as a work surface for their sculpture. Most students needed about four class periods for the sculpting of their Dragon Eye. We wrapped our eyes in plastic wrap to protect them during the sculpting process. Very Important Tip: The eyes I purchased have paper images glued to the flat back of the glass cabochon, and if they get wet, the image will run. Amazon has a multitude of cheap options in various sizes, such as THESE, or EVEN THESE. While the students were sketching, I called them over in small groups to select their eye. I free-handed several base shape options for the kids, as you can see here: We started this lesson with a simple worksheet containing two identical shapes: One was cut out and used to trace upon a rolled clay slab to create our dragon eye base, the other was used to plan a sketch of their sculpture. If you want to try this with your students, the slideshow will give you a very detailed breakdown of how I conducted this lesson with my middle schoolers! In it, you will find photos, video tutorials, as well as the sculptural and painting goals I gave to my 7 th grade students. I have created a DRAGON EYE GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION documenting the steps of this project. Fortunately, I am blessed to have a spacious art room, a kiln, and a decent budget, so I knew I could successfully incorporate this lesson into my curriculum. This year, Dragon Eye Sculptures have been the hot new lesson filling the feeds of the various art teacher social media groups I belong to! Many teachers have posted small examples made with polymer clay or air-drying clay, such as Crayola’s Model Magic, but I wanted to go a little bigger and try it using traditional earthenware! Earthenware clay presents its challenges: Drying time, shrinkage, needing a kiln, to name just a few.
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