Ocarina
The ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind
instrument The body of the flute is an
enclosed space with four to twelve
finger holes and a mouth tube projecting
out from the body. It is often ceramic,
but many other materials, such as
plastic, wood, glass and metal may also
be used.
History of the Ocarina
The ocarina is a very old family of instruments, believed to date back some 12,000 years. Ocarina-type instruments have been of particular importance in Chinese and Mesoamerican cultures. – Chinese used the Ocarina for Song and Dance
– Europe used the Ocarina for the introductions of Judges to the Court
The word ocarina is derived from Italian meaning "little goose."
After featuring in the Nintendo Legend of Zelda games, the ocarina attracted a marked increase in interest, and a dramatic rise in sales.
Utilitarian vs. Decoration
Which one of these
can you use?
Which one of these
items sits on your
table for decoration?
Sketch out Pottery Ideas
•All artists sketch out
ideas before starting
a new idea
•It speeds up making
the bowl because
clay dries very fast
four states of clay:
Plastic: clay that is soft, pliable and easy to work with.
Leather Hard: clay that has been allowed to dry slightly, making it stiffer and able to support its weight, but can still be worked on
and have parts attached.
Bone Dry: clay at its most fragile state, can not be worked on at this stage
Bisque: the first firing for the clay, removes all of the water, (both actual and chemical) and carbon, The fusing of the particles has begun, yet the clay is still porous to allow for glaze absorption. It can no longer be slaked down and recycled
How to Make a Clay Whistle
Start with two ball of plastic like clay
A bowl of water
A stylist tool
A paint brush
Make a Pinch Pot
This is a hand
building process
starting with a ball of
clay, inserting your
thumb and
"pinching" the clay
between your thumb
and fingers,
gradually expanding
and shaping the wall
into a bowl-like form.
Slip and Score
– The method for joining pieces of clay where the two surfaces are scratched up and slip is added like a "glue" to create a strong, melded bond. It is an essential step in ceramic construction, because clay will stick to itself when wet, but when will fall apart after bisque when all the water is removed. Texturing the surface gives the clay some grip, almost like Velcro.
Making the Whistle Mechanism
You will need 2 sticks
Put the first stick in the nib horizontally all the way to the end of the body
First take the second
stick and make a
square incision between
the body and the nib
Second create a 45
degree angle on square
incision
How do you want to decorate your
whistle?
Think About Design Quality
Texture
Add texture in the
Leather Hard drying stage of
clay.
Use tools to make texture
and designs
Sgraffito - This comes the Italian word meaning
"scratched through" and is done by incising or
cutting a design through a colored slip coating to
reveal the clay body.
Kiln
A furnace that use electricity,
gas or wood, but may also be
fired using coal, oil, manure
or even old tires.
Is used to Fire the clay till it
hardens to a stone like form.
Paint Yourself Silly
Glaze – A mix of chemicals and minerals when heated to a
really hot temperature melt together and form a glass like color
coating on the outside of clay objects.
Objectives
Objective #2:Students will learn to pinch, join, shape, design, glaze or paint a clay whistle. They will choose animal features using their own thumbnail sketch ideas.
Objective #3:Students will consider what importance music and animal have on our culture.