Sculpture Facts
True or False: Sculpture is created in one dimension (1D).
False. Sculpture is created in either two dimensions (2D) or three dimensions (3D).
Name two things you received in your clay kit.
Clay, canvas, plastic knife, popsicle stick, paint.
What is the first step in joining clay pieces? Hint: it involves using water.
Slip
What is our artist of the week, Kimmy Cantrell, most famous for sculpting?
Faces/masks
What do you need to bring to art class when you come back for in-person learning?
Your art kit
True or False: a sculpture cannot be made out of wood.
False. Wood is a common sculpting material.
Where does clay come from?
It comes from the ground and usually in areas where there was once water.
What is the second step in joining clay pieces? Hint: it involves making marks in the clay.
Score
What country was the Scultpure by the Sea journal prompt in? Hint: it was at Bondi Beach.
Australia
What do you need to do when you first enter the art room and before you leave the art room?
Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer
True or False: a sculpture cannot be made out of stone.
False. Marble, for example, is a popular sculpting material.
What kind of pot can you create using the pinch method?
A pinch pot.
What is the third step in joining clay pieces? Hint: it is the most obvious part of the process.
Sticking, attaching or joining
Where were the snow sculptures we saw the video about?
Minnesota State Fair
When we come back in person, can we share materials?
No. We will each use our own materials, preferably from our own art kit.
True or False: a sculpture can be made out of wire.
True. One of the examples we looked at in our slides was a wire sculpture of a chicken.
What clay method entails rolling clay into long rolls, and then placing the rolls one on top of another?
The coil method.
What do you do after sticking one piece of clay onto another? Hint: it involves making the pieces look better.
Smooth
Name one of the snow sculptures we viewed in the video was saw in class.
Shrek or Baby Yoda
True or false: I can take my mask off when I am in art class in the art room.
False. You need to wear your mask in the art room.
Name one famous sculpture. Hint: we looked at some famous Minnesota sculptures in the slides.
E.g, Paul Bunyan, the Blue Rooster, the Capitol sculpture (Quadriga), Cherry and Spoon, etc.
What African pottery did we learn to make? Hint: it involves placing the clay over a part of your leg.
African knee bowl.
What is the last step in making a piece of air-dried pottery before painting or decorating?
Letting it dry
What kind of sculpture could you create for extra credit?
Snow sculpture
True or False: Ms. Tana and Mr. Paul are excited to see all of you in person who have chosen in-person learning, and are excited to still have some of you in distance learning.
True, of course! We are very excited to have scholars back in person, but we are also excited to make sure all of you who have chosen to stay in distance learning are engaged and enjoying art!