Grade: 7-8
Age: 10-13

Submitted by: Joann Trimarco, a teacher at Grace Lutheran School in Queens, New York.

Objectives:

What You Need:

• pencil
• 9"x 12" drawing paper
• self-hardening clay
• pictures of Gargoyles from the internet and the library

What You Do:

• After a lecture and discussion on what gargoyles are the students created their own designs.

• They had to draw sketches of their creations for homework, then they had to hand sculpt their forms in clay.

• I demonstrated different techniques they could use; coils, slabs, balls etc.

• Their creative juices began to flow and the result was very unique.

• There were tongues sticking out, horns coming out of heads and huge eyes!

Resources:

Walter S. Arnold - Stonecarver

Recommended Books

Recommended Products:

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