Imperfect Pot Project

- Hayley Berrill -
 Order vs. Chaos

Balance vs. Imbalance

Inner Peace vs. Strife

Perfection vs. Imperfection

 Why do most people
Why is consider
imperfection a bad prettiness
thing? equivalent to
good art?
 How do we gain
inner peace
through the chaos - Structure, routine,
repetition

and imbalance of
- Embracing imperfections
- Confidence building!!

life?
(And how do I convey this message in an
elementary art classroom?)
Medium / Technique / Approach
- Clay -

- Coil vessel -

- Confidence building -
I do not have to be
perfect to be
successful
National Standards
VA: Cn11.1.5a
Identify how art is used to inform
or change beliefs, values, or
behaviours of an individual or
society.
VA:Cr2.1.5a
Experiment and develop skills in
multiple art-making techniques and
approaches through practice.
State Standards
Anchor Standard 2: I can use
different materials, techniques,
and processes to make art.
VA.CR NH.1.2
I can use principles of design to
convey intended meaning in my
artwork.
Anchor Standard 5: I can interpret
and evaluate the meaning of an
artwork.
VA.R NM.5.2
I can recognize that the elements
cause different responses.
Materials / Resources
- Clay -

- Pottery tools -

- Kiln -

- Different Glazes -
Blind Contour Drawings
-Spend a whole day
practicing blind
contours

-Breaks down stigma of

perfection

-Puts everyone on an
equal playing field
because no one will have

Julia Kay
a realistic drawing
Kintsugi
-Traditionally Japanese

-Repair broken pottery

with gold or other
metals

- Its not about

seamlessly hiding the
cracks, but respecting
and highlighting what
the piece has endured.
Yeesookyung
-Uses discarded pottery
of contemporary Korean
masters that are not
considered pristine

-Kintsugi
George Ohr
-Threw his pots thin so
they would fall in on
themselves

-Rippling creates
movement
Practice Coil Technique and then experiment
Building on this work:
- Lots of practice with blind contours -- sketchbook?

- Same big idea, different medium -- painting?

- Something interdisciplinary -- balance vs. movement

(dance?)