unit 2 evaluation - Reflect on What You Accomplished
Understanding the Elements of Sculpture
1. Scale, an element of sculpture, was discussed in this unit. Now that you have created works based on scale, explain your understanding of scale.
2. How did the properties of clay affect the scale of the pieces you created?
3. How large is the Nobel One by Scarlett Kanistanaux, shown on page twenty-one? Read Kani stanaux’s description of sculpting with the coil method on that page. Describe some differences between Kanistanaux’s large scale method and your experiences with the coil method on a much smaller scale.
Understanding Creativity
4. Refer to The Road to Creativity by Daniel D. Ellis on page seventy-five. The author talks about a “com mitment to an artistic activity. ” During this unit, you committed to working with the medium of clay. Describe new observations, thoughts, or ideas that you had while working with clay throughout this unit. 5. In the same essay, the author talks about life experiences. How were you able to connect your life experiences to the choice of subject matter, mood, or other aspects of your sculptures? Focus on one sculpture at a time as you describe its connection to your experiences.
Understanding Craftsmanship
6. Now that you have created works in clay based on the methods of pinching, slab building, and coil building, describe the similarities and differences of the processes.
7. What technical difficulties did you run into throughout the process of creating clay sculptures using each of the three methods: pinching forms, slab building, and coil building?
8. How did you correct or change your methods to get better results?
9. Did you seek information outside of this book to perfect the craft or inspire ideas for subject matter? If your answer is yes, describe the information that you found. If your answer is no, then what key words might you use to find information?
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