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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"IMPRESS"ive Pinch Pot Vases

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover and perfect basic construction methods and decorative methods of clay and glaze. They create vases using the pinch method and stamping and impressing methods of decorations. They glaze their pots with pre-made glazes.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Adrian Saxe

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Adrian Saxe is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with ceramics and his teaching at the University of California at Los Angeles.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Toshiko Takaezu

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Toshiko Takaezu is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her colorful glazes for her closed, round forms.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Beatrice Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Beatrice Wood is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her use of glaze and luster-glaze plates.