Year 5

Clay pots

In art we have been investigating and combining visual and tactile qualities of materials used to create a wide range of containers. In particular we have looked at the types of containers and vases that the Ancient Greeks used and we designed and produced our own Greek vases using clay.

Stage 1 producing a basic thumb pot from a sphere of clay.

Rotating the pot and using thumbs to mould walls.

Basic thumb pot taking shape

Rolling clay ready for coiling techniques to produce bases for the vases.

Adding handles

Vase beginning to take shape

Fine details being added

Using a wide range of tools

Using a wheel to create an accurate shape

Ready for the kiln