Art- Pathfinders & Navigators
Tuesday, November 10
Class Overview
Pottery is an art that is referenced several times throughout the Bible, often as a picture of our life in the hands of God. Using Jeremiah 18 as the basis of our focus, we talked about the 3 main parts of pottery and their analogy:
1. Clay = Our Life
2. Pottery Wheel = Life's Circumstances/Events
3. The Potter = God, our Creator and Designer
We also looked at the 3 basic steps of pottery: Preparing/kneading the clay, Molding/shaping of the clay, & Firing of the clay
Project
It would again be impossible to tackle the actual art of pottery making in such a short class, so we took a simple but still fun route! Each student was given a lump of clay, and encouraged to create a design of their choice but with a somewhat flat surface. We then used this flat surface to "print" words and quotes of their choice onto their clay using alphabet pasta.
Assignments
-If not finished, please continue working on completing Fingerprint Art from last week's class, so these can be turned in.
-Read Isaiah 49:16a; research the history behind the meaning of this verse.
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