4th Grade Clay Faces

The 4th graders looked at artist Kimmy Cantrell and together we described his style of work. We talked about relief artwork and what relief means. The students were then given the assignment of making a clay relief face inspired by the artist. After the clay was fired, they used oil pastel to color directly on the clay. To finish the piece they covered the whole thing in black paint and rinsed it off. This is a technique that I had never tried before and I think they turned out great!