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Goal

I am implementing this project because I want my students to understand the process of Raku Firing. Raku firing is an ancient Japanese ceramics technique, dating back to the 16th century, that creates a unique finish to your pottery pieces. The Raku method is a lot quicker than the typical kiln fire that takes up to 24 hours between heating and cooling, the Raku method takes 2-3 hours. The ceramic pieces are pulled from the kiln when they are still glowing red and placed in a metal container filled with sawdust or newspaper. The oxygen begins to get smothered out and that is where the fun stuff happens, creating various colors on the clay pieces where the glaze was, if no glaze was applied it stays matte black. I need specific materials such as: glazes made especially for this technique, metal trashcans, safety helmets, long metal tongs, and wash bins which students will use when they participate in a Raku firing.  

 

Category

School supplies - Markers, paints, paper, crayons, clay, pencils, sharpies, modeling dough, etc. 

 

What will be done with my students

VA.912.S.3.1: Manipulate materials, techniques, and processes through practice and perseverance to create a desired result in two- and/or three-dimensional artworks.
VA.912.H.1.3: Examine the significance placed on art forms over time by various groups or cultures compared to current views on aesthetics.
VA.912.H.1.4: Apply background knowledge and personal interpretation to discuss cross-cultural connections among various artworks and the individuals, groups, cultures, events, and/or traditions they reflect.
VA.912.H.2.5: Analyze artwork from a variety of cultures and times to compare the function, significance, and connection to other cultures or times.
SC.912.P.8.2: Differentiate between physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical changes of matter.
SC.912.P.12.12: Explain how various factors, such as concentration, temperature, and presence of a catalyst affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
SC.912.P.10.4: Describe heat as the energy transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation, and explain the connection of heat to change in temperature or states of matter
 

 

Benefits to my students

Funding for this project will benefit the students involved by providing them with the materials needed to do proper Raku firing. Students will have the opportunity to utilize an assortment of glazes specifically designed to react to the chemical change. They will also safely participate and get hands on learning during the Raku firing. They will learn about the history behind this technique and understand the science as well. They will have the freedom to glaze their pieces and choose the materials to place in the bucket causing the chemical change and reaction to their pieces. 

 

Budget Narrative

I will be purchasing an assortment of Raku glazes, made specifically to react to this method of firing, galvanized buckets to place the fired pots into, also galvanized buckets for water to rinse our glazed pieces off. I will also be purchasing safety equipment, such as; helmets, tongs, gloves.  

 

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