Ceramic Figurine Family

For this assignment you are going to create a series of figurines that fit together as a family. You can choose to create a family of animals, people, or something more abstract but there should be 3 or more and they should be varying in size and expression and/or body language. You can glaze them in matching colors or choose to make the glazes different, adding to the interest of the figurine family. 

Assignment:

You will create a series of small figurines for this project (think of a small family of animals). These will be glazed, but I will be showing some sgraffito surface treatments to add interest to the clay body. 

Steps:

• Research photos of your chosen animal(s) or people. Keep in mind whether you are choosing to create realistic or more cartoonish likeness of your "figure"
• The body of your figure will determine how much clay you need and you can use any of the techniques we've learned so far in class (coil, pinch pot, handbuilding, slab, etc.)
• You will likely be slipping and scoring on details of your figure faces/ears/tails/ears, hair, etc.
• Don't shy away from texturizing your figure with some of our texturizing tools or by carving into the body (dry point)