Pottery

Class: Year 3 Year: 2018-2019

Peter the Potter

On Monday 12th February 2018 we welcomed out resident artist, Peter Hall, into school to demonstrate the wonders of the potter’s wheel. Each year group witnessed a masterclass in pottery making. 

Daniel from Year 1 recognised, “If you want to make a jug then you just have to press down the top of a pot and it makes a little spout. When the jug is dry you can put blue patterns on to make it look beautiful.”

Mollie from Year 2 discovered, “When the clay goes onto the machine you have to put your hands together and try to mould the clay into a cylinder. Then, Peter pressed his thumbs into the middle to make a circle.  His hands wrapped around the clay and he pulled it up.”

Shay from Year 3 identified, “Mr Hall used his hands and fingers to make lots of different shapes and made the pot bigger, smaller, taller and shorter. Peter also sliced a jug into half to show us that it was the same thickness all the way through.”

Alfie from Year 4 learned, “Mr Hall used a sponge and put it against the clay pot while it was turning.  It changed the shape of the pot, making it fatter or thinner and also to make a smooth cylinder.”

Year 3 will be making windows out of clay early in the new term so watch this space

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