What is clay?

All About Clay​

​What is our objective?

• Compare and contrast different 3D art media

• ​Hypothesize how we might use 3D art media

​What is our standard?

• ​Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present- day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

What is clay?

• ​Clay is a material made from the earth

• ​It can be found anywhere there is water

• ​It is malleable when wet

Poll

Have you worked with clay before?

• Yes

• No

Ceramic Clay

• Is found anywhere there is water

• Must be kept damp

• Needs a kiln to be fired

• Fires to a glass-like finish

​Let's watch!

Polymer Clay

• Flexible, colorful "plastic"

• Needs to be "fired" in order to harden, but is sometimes still flexible

• Never dries out (but may become harder to use)

​Let's watch a sculpture!

Air Dry Clay

• Needs to be kept damp

• Does not need to be fired

• May be harder to work with, but is more accessible

​Why not.. let's watch another!