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Re: [teacherartexchange] kiln for ceramics

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From: carmen santiago (coquilinamar_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Fri Jan 09 2009 - 07:06:18 PST

Hi! I was wondering if anyone could help me decide which kiln is good for my school's needs.My boss is asking me to give ceramics next year so I have been taking courses to freshen up my knowledge in this field.But I have no idea which kiln to buy.Ours is a relative small school with an average of 80 students of art in Middle and high school.Our classes are small too, from 6 to 16 students aproximately.I am planning to give them simple projects first, so that I get used to it and have time to develop my teaching ceramics skills, you know, pinch pots, coils, etc. I am a little worried about dealing with a kiln.I have been a teacher for almost 30 years now,and now I am presented with this challenge.So any help will be very welcome.
Thank You
Carmen

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From: donnalyn shuster <d_shuster@yahoo.com>
To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group <teacherartexchange@lists.pub.getty.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 10:40:33 AM
Subject: [teacherartexchange] gallery ideas

RE Art Gallery Idea -
 
I am lucky to have 3 large display boards right outside of my room. I introduce my 6th graders to the idea of a 'gallery' when they hang their first project - Self Portraits done as a printmaking unit. I always have a writing component to my major projects and start them off with a very basic form for this project: "Some things I have learned about Self-portraits and Printmaking" that goes on the bottom of the frame. As they progress through the year, they are directed to more insightful writing. In the 'gallery' they have to figure out how to hang works to achieve a balance of images - very basic skills at this point.
 
In 7th grade I do an Intro to Art Criticism project where they 'visit' a hallway gallery with some prints and musuem labels. They write a critique then the unit progresses to either a gallery done as a power point or actually  'built' using mini prints.
 
Donnalyn

      

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