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Re: sculpty or fimo clay....(Stacy)

From: Stäcy L Smith (stacy_l_smith)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 22:11:46 PST

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    Dear Janice,
    You really don't need a kiln in order to use the clay- in fact all you need
    is an oven and a cookie sheet. The projects I had where we used either
    plastecine or sculpey were designs. Basically, we had to come up with both
    an Open form and a corresponding Closed form. They didn't have to be
    exactly matching- they simply need to relate- If you explain to your
    students the concepts of open and closed and give them a height and width
    and depth limit- you will find that your students can come up with many
    different solutions to the promblem. When doing this you will want to make
    sure that they understand the key concepts of design- and as always used in
    our classes, the phrase- "if it looks interesting to you- it will look
    interesting someone else." It is a great way to begin teaching the
    fundamentals of not only design but also sculpture! Give them the artistic
    liscence of abstract or realism(with in ofcourse school guidelines of
    content.) after the clay had been cooked in the oven for about thirty
    minutes it can be painted and the it will need to be sealed with an acrylic
    spray= like workable fixative or clear coat. Unfortunatly, I haven't a lot
    of time at this moment to expand on my situation- but I will get back to you
    shortly on the subject- Thank you for your interest!
    Stäcy Smith

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