Texture in Ceramics!

Texture is an element of design that adds interest and depth to a piece. How is this done and why does it matter?  We will try to answer this today. 

 Begin by searching for images of ceramic pieces that emphasize texture as a design element.  Find 3 that are different and save them to the shared drive (Teachers/Kaiser/Ceramics/Texture folder).  Also, create a word document and insert all the images found into your document, there you can write some notes about how to describe the texture and how it was created.  

We will also want one of the examples of texture printed out for our "Image" wall. Choose your favorite and let the class know which one you are printing so we wont have duplicates. 

After all the images are in the shared drive we will discuss them as a group. The key things we are looking for are:

• Descriptive words that relay the true nature of the texture.
• Identify how the texture was created.
• What other elements or principles of design help us describe the texture of the piece