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| This is a tea bowl made from clay. It is used in Japan for the daily tea ceremony. |
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| We made the bowl from two slabs (body and base) and a coil (for the foot). |
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| Sealing the seam |
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| Cutting away the extra clay from the base |
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| These pots are almost ready for their first firing. |
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| These pots have been fired once, glazed, and are waiting for their second firing in the kiln. |
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| We decorated the surface with Japanese symbols and characters. |
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| Elders are always served their tea first as a sign of respect. |
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| We prepared them to go home with a little information sheet. |
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| Tea ceremonies are enjoyed in a clean, quiet, peaceful setting. |
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| Many countries and cultures drink tea and make ceramic art. It's fun to see the differences and similarities! |
The tea bowls are wonderful and I commend you for doing a clay project of that degree of difficulty with 2nd graders. You must be one heck of an art teacher!
ReplyDeleteOur tea bowls are going into the kiln today! I found this cute video on United Streaming and the second graders loved it: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=1fd75182-c57a-4d40-928e-cfc57206b64a Let me know if the link doesn't work!
ReplyDeleteWould you be willing to share your handouts for this lesson?
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, I think I purged these a while back... But, they were just simple Japanese characters and motifs for the seasons and days of the week, if I remember correctly. I would just do a quick google image search and I bet you will find just what you want.
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