Self-Portraits

A self portrait is a work of art that shows an image of an artist, made by the artist.  When you make a self-portrait, you are showing people what you look like and something about you too.

Artists often created art that used themselves as subjects.  Sometimes portraits will be the whole body and sometimes portraits just show just the face of the subject.  

How does an artist know what she looks like?  

What can an artist use to help her see what she looks like?

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

Mary Cassatt

Frida Kahlo

Chuck Close

Ceramics In the Primary

                                                            

Pinch Pots

 

Simple clay vessels such as bowls and cups of various sizes can be formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger. It is a basic pot making method often taught to young children or beginners.

First grade will create a pinch pot. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Coil Pot

 

 

 

 

 

Slab Pottery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Second Grade

We will incorporate pinch, slab and coil together to make cupcakes out of clay!