Art Lessons Page Goshen College Art Department Marvin Bartel Courses Marvin Bartel Home Marvin Bartel Artwork Abstract Expression in Clay An Art Lesson by Marvin Bartel, Ed. 46526 Lesson Objectives Students learn to actively assert physical marks on the clay.
Students learn to find the natural marks and texture produced only by clay.
Build a frame of reference for the work of art by accomplished artists who have made similar work. Age This lesson is appropriate from grade 10 to adult. The teacher does not show any examples or pictures of expressionistic clay work before this assignment. To do so defeats the objectives of the assignment. It is an assignment in learning how to creatively search one's materials, actions, and ideas for expressive potential artwork.