Mr. Rooney's Classroom Information

Beginning Pottery grades 9-12

Jomon Coil Pots
The ancient Japanese Jomon Culture influenced the style of coil pots. The work focused on the art element Line and the art principle Rhythm. Artists were required to create a greenware vessel between 10” and 14” in height. The pieces are made with buff clay, stained 7% red iron oxide, and fired to cone 6.

Ciara Hegeholz

Leah Jensen

Linh Ngo

Linnea Lindquist

Mauricio Cepeda

Slab Box with Lid

Continual patterns of Polynesian designs influenced the patterns on the Slab Boxes. The work focused on the art element Shape and the art principle Contrast. Artists were required to create a greenware vessel 4” in height. The design was impressed with a template made from illustration board. Lids were cut with a felting knife after the box was completed. The boxes are made with buff clay and cone 6 glazes.

Anna Fountaine

Ashley Sanchez

Pitchers
Peter Voulkos and the ideas behind the Ceramic Art movement influenced the pitchers. Artists combined Traditional Pottery and 2oth Century Art Movements to create the ideas of their work. Pitchers were required to be functional with a lid, handle, and spout. Artists used a variety of construction methods to create a pitcher 10” to 14” in height. The pitchers are made with buff clay and cone 6 glazes. A variety of glaze applications were used. The insides are poured with a food safe cream color.

Ashley Sanchez

Morgan Slusser

Windi Bishop

Leah Jensen

Kurt Bercholtz

Du Nguyen

Helen Creger

Mollie McNeal

Linea Lindquist

Tan Le

Carly Mendoza

Gina Tran

Kayla Jordan

email: crooney@lps.org