Clay Ice Cream Cones
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Clay Ice Cream Cone using ceramic techniques learned in class
- Use form (two dimensional, three dimensional), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and texture (actual visual implied) inspired by American Sculptor (1929-2022) Claes Oldenburg
- Use basic hand building techniques (rolling, flattening, joining, cutting) and design principles (balance, proportion, emphasis) based on Pop Art
- Define Texture (the feel or appearance of a surface)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Floor Cone (1962) Claes Oldenburg
2. Read Ice Cream Cones For Sale by Elaine Greenstein
3. Discussion Questions "What do you think is your best clay tool? Do you think that if I were to drop this clay piece, it would stay together? Can you create a three-dimensional ice cream cone out of clay using the techniques of scoring, slipping, cutting, and smoothing? Can you use specific colors to paint your ice cream cone realistic or abstract? Can you add at least two unique details to your ice cream cone by using texture or shapes? Can you participate in a discussion of how artists use clay? What flavor is your faoviret type of ice cream? Who likes chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream, mint ice cream, and rocky road ice cream?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) for the proportions (foreground, cone, ice cream scoops) within the silhouette of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
2. Mold clay into basic shapes (oval scoops, triangle cones, cherry circles) for the positive space (foreground, cone, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
3. Use needle tools to draw basic shapes (triangles, squares, rectangles) for the positive space (foreground, cone, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Clay Ice Cream Cones for Assigned Tables
2. Dropped Cone (2001) Claes Oldenburg
3. Discussion Questions "What shapes do you see in this ice cream cone sculpture? If you could touch this, what do you think it would feel like? Is the ice cream cone rough, smooth, hard, or soft? How does the size of the ice cream cone compare to the real one? What would an artist make an ice cream cone as big as a room or a building? If this giant ice cream cone was in your school, where would you put it? If you look at the "Dropped Cone" sculpture, what do you think happened to it? What makes this sculpture look like a "Pop Art" piece? If you made your own giant food sculpture out of clay, what food would you choose? How could you use texture to make the ice cream cone look "drippy" or "melting" in your own artwork? Why do you think the artist chose to make art of out of something we eat quickly?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add basic shapes (triangles, ovals, circles, rectangles) to the negative space (background, middle ground) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
2. Add details (cherries, sprinkles, caramel, dipped chocolate) to the positive space (foreground, cone, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
3. Use modeling tools (paddle, brush, grips) to smooth out the positive space (foreground, cone, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Clay Ice Cream Cones for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (modeling tools, rubber mats, clay, glaze)
Lesson Activities
1. Add warm colors (red, orange yellow) to the positive space (foreground, ice cream cone) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
2. Add cool colors (blue, purple, green) to the negative space (middle ground, background, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
3. Apply Gloss Finish to the positive space (foreground, ice cream cone, ice cream scoops) of the Clay Ice Cream Cones
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