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| Ceramic Skeletons by my Fifth Grade Students. Here, they are waiting to dry completely before they can be fired in a kiln. This is white low fire Ceramic clay. Fire at Cone 04. |
| Students may choose to create a living figure or a skeleton.After we fire the figures, students paint them with acrylics. Yarn and cotton are used for hair. In this photo, Cheerleaders and Princesses join the ranks of ghouls and other more questionable characters. |
The two girly skeletons to the left are shown next to a Crayola marker
for scale. The heads of the figures are attached with wire before firing.
for scale. The heads of the figures are attached with wire before firing.
| Students use coffee can lids as templates for the base of clay slab. Students then roll and attach coils around the perimeter of the base circle and let dry. After firing students "paint" "scraffito" technique to scratch out details with their sharp pencils. The graphite from the pencil will burn out when pots are kiln fired. Clay is low fire, RED EARTH CLAY, Cone 04. |
| "Calacas" are whimsical skeletons that represent characters from all walks of life. Surfer, Princess, Rich man, Poor man....we're all skeletons on the inside! Day of the Dead is a celebration of life. Elementary art sculptures of Ceramic Red Earth Clay. |
| Whimsical “Calacas”- Clay Skeletons for Day of the Dead Lesson Plan, (5th - 12th) |