Clay Bobble Head
Project Description: Students will create a bobble head sculpture using the pinch pot building method and score/slip attachments.
Short History of Bobble Heads
1960:
The first paper-mâché and ceramic generic and player specific bobbleheads were made. Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Willie Mays were the first non-mascot bobbleheads created. The uniforms were different but all shared the same face.
1964:
Popularity was growing for bobbleheads in not just sports. The Beatles bobblehead set was made and became one of the most famous and rarest of all time. It is still a valuable collectible today.
GOALS:
-Pinch pot created correctly
-Head and body weight balanced.
-Creative design/3D features
-Extra pieces attached using score and slip
-Painted neatly
1960:
The first paper-mâché and ceramic generic and player specific bobbleheads were made. Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Willie Mays were the first non-mascot bobbleheads created. The uniforms were different but all shared the same face.
1964:
Popularity was growing for bobbleheads in not just sports. The Beatles bobblehead set was made and became one of the most famous and rarest of all time. It is still a valuable collectible today.
GOALS:
-Pinch pot created correctly
-Head and body weight balanced.
-Creative design/3D features
-Extra pieces attached using score and slip
-Painted neatly