Nado Ceramics

We have collected $3,671.00 for Clay and Supplies this Term!!

We are still $1,079 short of our Goal!

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Midterm for Ceramics class was on October 8-9th. But the week was forecasted for High Heat so I decided to chip away at the Midterms throughout the week.

We started them on the 5th with the mandatory 30 minutes of deep cleaning! This is a good reset at the mid semester point. Each student choose an area to deeply clean for 30 mins. Then on Tuesday the 6th we took our Midterm exam. The midterm test covered all the content for the quizzes and lectures from the start of the term. Finally, on Wednesday the 7th we completed our Technical Challenges! This is a test that shows each student has mastered a skill they learned in class. There was 5 challenges to choose from and complete before the end of the period.

Thursday and Friday, the 8-9th we used the long period to finish up our coil pots. As well as throw our mugs and bowls for the last days of the Split Class projects!

After Midterms and the end of the split class sessions we decide to do a quick, fun project with a fun creative theme. FOOD!!

Students could use any method to build their food inspired pieces. They were meant to be small enough to fit in your hand, show their creativity, and craftsmanship.

It was fun to see all the different approaches that students took to this theme!

Maker Madness is my favorite time of the whole Term!!

it is an open studio format where students can choose to work on the projects of their choice! they must earn at least 20 points a week, and they can earn them by making work, glazing their bisqueware, or by helping out around the studio!

Link to Slides for Maker Madness

Apart from Maker Madness, on Fridays we play The Clay Olympics!

On Fridays we will have two games for students to try. Last week was the blind leading the blind challenges, to throw a piece on the wheel while blindfolded challenge, and one student gets to look at an artwork for 15 seconds then has to tell a teammate what to sculpt challenge.

Grace has been working on her huge coil pot for a couple of weeks building a thin walled symmetrical form. Then she spent at least a week painting flowers on it. After it survived the Bisque Firing she was starting to glaze it. Typically we glaze the inside first. But when she started to fill the pot with glaze to coat the inside, the bottom broke off and spilled glaze all over herself and the glaze room. It was a big mess! But Grace did not even get upset at all. She rolled with it and finished her piece. We cleaned up the big mess and sprayed glaze on the outside and re attached the broken bas to the piece.

Strong work Grace! Way to stay positive and not give up on your work!!!

Beginning and Advanced Ceramics students collect weekly points

• 5 points for Productivity
• 5 points for Clean Up Jobs

Advanced and Portfolio Students have an additional Weekly Tech Job

• 5 points for doing one tech job
• Max of two jobs per week if you need to make up for a missed week
• (tech jobs range form mixing clay or glaze/ loading/ unloading kilns/ studio organization)

If you ever have any questions or need to reach out, I’m happy to connect!

Mrs. Kelly Telebrico
Ceramics Coronado High School

📧 Email: kelly.telebrico@coronadousd.net
🕘 Office Hours: By appointment

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Link to Canvas Course