Goshen College: Clay Sculpture: Gargoyles

This lesson plan uses the slab method to create a clay box decorated to express the individual.

This is an interesting approach to creating a ceramic vessel with texture. The lesson plan calls for stomping on the clay and attaching pieces of clay by throwing them together. This lesson could be a lot of fun, but exercise caution and...

Students design gargoyles modeled after the ones seen on Gothic cathedrals. They research the function and significance of gargoyles.

Learners read and analyze the clay sculpture art of Robert Arneson and create their own clay sculpture. In this clay sculpture lesson, students create a three-dimensional relief sculpture of a face and experiment with creating emotional...

Young scholars observe Gargoyles and listen to an explanation of their place in art history. They create gargoyles with clay and paint with stone finish.