Stained Glass in Clay

Stained Glass
In Clay
ByTracyFortune
LakesHighSchool,Lakewood,WA
tfortune@cloverpark.k12.wa.us
LearningTarget:ICanUseClaytoCreateAStrongAndCreativeStainedGlassInspired
ArtworkthatReflectsSomethingImportanttoMe
ConnectiontoNationalArtStandards
CREATING:
AnchorStandard1:Generateandconceptualizeartisticideasandwork.Enduring
Understanding:Creativityandinnovativethinkingareessentiallifeskillsthatcan
bedeveloped
AnchorStandard2:Organizeanddevelopartisticideasandwork.Enduring
Understanding:Artistsanddesignersexperimentwithforms,structures,
materials,concepts,media,andart-makingapproaches
RESPONDING
AnchorStandard8:Interpretintentandmeaninginartisticwork.Enduring
Understanding:Peoplegaininsightsintomeaningsofartworksbyengaginginthe
processofartcriticism
AnchorStandard9:Applycriteriatoevaluateartisticwork.Enduring
Understanding:Peopleevaluateartbasedonvariouscriteria.
CONNECTING
AnchorStandard11:Relateartisticideasandworkswithsocietal,cultural,and
historicalcontexttodeepenunderstanding.EnduringUnderstanding:Throughartmaking,peoplemakemeaningbyinvestigatinganddevelopingawarenessof
perceptions,knowledge,andexperiences
CareerandHistoricalConnections
StainedGlassWindowsfromMiddleAges,TiffanyGlassand
ContemporaryDesigns
ClayTools
RollingPins
Slats
NeedleTools
ModelingTools
Sponges
Brushes
GlassTools
GlassCutters
GlassOil
RunningPliers
Hammer(optional)
UnitVocab
Score
Slip
Blend
Smooth
Slab
Coil
Equipment/Other
Kiln
Radial/Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
SlabRoller
Leading
(optional)
Came
Plasticbags Panel
Fire
(forkeepingprojects
Solder
Bisqueware
moistwhilebeingstored)
LouisComfortTiffany
Steps
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9.
• Interpretanartworkorcollectionof
works,supportedbyrelevantand
sufficientevidencefoundintheworkand
itsvariouscontexts.
• Createaconvincingandlogicalargument
tosupportanevaluationofart.
• Describehowknowledgeofculture,
traditions,andhistorymayinfluence
personalresponsestoart.
LINE
SHAPE
BALANCE
Materials
Materials
Clay
Slip
Glass
GlassNuggets
Glaze
• Usemultipleapproachestobegincreative
endeavors.
• Demonstratewillingnesstoexperiment,
innovate,andtakeriskstopursueideas,
forms,andmeaningsthatemergeinthe
processofartmakingordesigning.
BrainstormAndPlanIdeas
RollOutSlabAndCutItToDesiredShape
CreateSectionsForGlassByAddingCoils/SlabStripOrCarving
AttachAllPartsWellUsingSSBS(Score/Slip/Blend/Smooth)
PutNameOnBottomAndAllowToDry
OnceFiredApplyGlaze
AddGlass/Nuggets
FireASecondTime
AddMoreGlassOrGlazeIfNecessaryAndRe-Fire
ProjectRequirements
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
PlanIdeasWithAtSeveralSketches
UseASlabBaseAtLeast6”Wide
AddBorderAnd7+CoilsOrNarrowSlabStripsOr
Carve7+Sections
AttachAllPartsWellUsingSlabs
PutNameOnBottomAndAllowToDryandGet
Fired
Glaze’Leading’
AddGlass
10. ReflectOnFinishedArtwork
8.
ReflectOnFinishedArtwork
Variationson“StainedGlassInClay”
A. ReliefDesigns
CreatedwithLeaded
StainedGlassEffect
‘Leading’UsingCoilsAnd/Or
NarrowSlabs
B. WordDesigns&
OtherRelief
Compositions
That
UseCoilsAnd/OrNarrow
SlabsBut
Don’tInclude
LeadingEffect
C. ReliefCarvedDesigns
ReliefEffectedCreatedBy
CarvingIntoClayInsteadOf
AddingOnToClay
(Carvefairlydeeptomake
addingglasseasier)
D. 3DStainedGlass
Stainedglassconceptused
ononesideofafunctional
vessel
• Vases
• Boxes
E. SplishSplash:
SculpturesThatIncludeWater
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OtherTips
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MakingLeadingfairlytallwillmakeiteasiertogettheglasstofillthe
areas
Firingglasscanbedoneatlowfire(cone04-06ormidfirecone4-6)
Projectscanberefiredifthereisnotenoughglass
GlassNuggets/GemscanbeoftenpurchasedatDollarStores
Clearglasscanbemeltedovercoloredglaze
ProjectsareNOTFOODSAFEduetocrackling