Lesson Plan: Ceramic Face Jugs

Grade level: 9-12

Time frame: Four 90- minute class periods
Materials:
White or red earthenware clay
Wheel (optional)
Clay tools
Small water containers
Kiln
Glazes (underglaze for eyes and teeth)
Wax resist
Paint brushes
Plastic bags

Figure 1. Sid Lucks face jugs.

Seagrove, NC.
Seagrove, NC

Objectives:
Students will create their own clay face jug after learning about clay building
techniques and the history of face jugs.
National Standards for Visual Arts:
Connecting: relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and
external context.
Anchor Standard #10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal
experiences to make art. Anchor Standard #11. Relate artistic ideas and
works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
- See more at: http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/content/national-corearts-standards-anchor-standards#connecting
Essential Questions:
How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives and
the lives of their communities through art making?
How does making art attune people to their surroundings?
How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times,
places, and cultures?
How does art preserve aspects of life?
How is art used to impact the views of a society?

Vocabulary:
Green-ware
Bone dry
Leather hard
Scoring
Slip
Bisque
Firing
Glazing
Underglaze
Wax resist
Wedging
Coiling
Slab
Pottery wheel
Kiln
Day 1
Introduce face jugs and the history.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1918318256/
http://video.unctv.org/video/2365018846/
Create questions that go with selected video.
Discussion: What did you see in the video? What did you learn? Do you know
anyone that makes face jugs? If so who?
Explain to student the face jug project and expectations. (Show example)
For step- by-step directions
Use https://voicethread.com/new/share/6956117/

Teacher will need to demonstrate the steps.

Sid Lucks website

http://www.lucksware.com/events.html