5th Grade Clay Leaf Dishes

5^th Grade artists created ceramic leaf dishes by pressing fresh leaves into clay slabs (flat pieces of clay). Leaves are textured (bumpy), so it created an impression in the clay.  Students used pin tools (sharp tools) to cut around the edges of the leaves. Students then learned how to bend parts of their clay up in order to create curved parts for their leaves.

 Leaves were then fired in the kiln (called a bisque fire), which made them hard and stone-like. 

Students then glazed their leaves and the leaves were fired again. 

When they came out of the kiln, they were the colorful shiny leaves you see here.

Please enjoy 5^th Graders’ beautiful ceramic leaves.