A certain kind of school assignment can open your mind.
That was certainly the case for Wells 8th Grade Makerspace students. In this case, the assignment was to create ceramic tiki sculptures with their own twist.
Art teacher Irene Othmer explained, “during the process students learned about low fire clay–the chemistry and properties of clay and firing in the kiln–and the additive and subtractive process.”
Using slab building and modeling tools, the students created tiki cylinders with themes which represented their own unique interpretations of an ancient cultural practice: Ice King, Clown, Warrior King, Chinese Teapot, Jungle Tree, Nicaraguan Queen, and Snoop Dog!
Although the project was their first clay assignment, the creations were inspired.
Emiko Dunn, who created a white cylinder with a sculpted face, a lid and curved…
