Constructive work; . t two or three years of school, clay modelingis one of the most responsive of the plastic arts to theimpress of a child. The fact that the same clay is used several times and notalways by the same child is one of the principal objectionsto its nse in our public schools. There are few schools that do not have somewhere in thevicinity of the building a place where clay may be in digging a well or excavating for a building clayis the subsoil. If such be the case a quantity may be storedaway in boxes or barrels and prepared ior use at any timedesired. (For preparat
Constructive work; . t two or three years of school, clay modelingis one of the most responsive of the plastic arts to theimpress of a child. The fact that the same clay is used several times and notalways by the same child is one of the principal objectionsto its nse in our public schools. There are few schools that do not have somewhere in thevicinity of the building a place where clay may be in digging a well or excavating for a building clayis the subsoil. If such be the case a quantity may be storedaway in boxes or barrels and prepared ior use at any timedesired. (For preparation of clay see throwing process,of making pottery.) With a quantity obtained in this way it will not be neces-sary to use the same clay but once. Through the drawing and painting the child becomesfamiliar with two dimensions—length and breadth. By the use of clay the third dimension, depth, is felt. Clay modeling has more varied uses and wider expressivevalue than might be appreciated by those who have notused FIGURE XVIII. Almost any simple object in nature may be shaped inclay,—flowers, fruits like the orange, apple, pear, plum,grapes, banana, etc., and animal forms. Pottery forms will grow out of the history work on prim-itive man. Cliff Dwellers, Indians and Eskimo. There are two ways of doing the primary work in pottery. In the first process a lump of clay of the desired size isplaced on an inverted plate or disk of wood as either maybe turned without moving the clay from its original position. Press the thumbs into center of lump and continue towork with the thumbs inside and the fingers about the outer 232 Water should be freely used, as it aids greatly iniobtaining a smooth surface. A portion of the clay may be reduced to slip, as men-tioned in the Mould Process. (This slip may be made byplacing clay and water in a gallon jar, mixing well with alarge spoon.) If the form when finished has an uneven sur-face and a smoother appearance is desired apply t
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