Ceramics in year 8

Awhile ago, in 2009, we explored ceramics in year 8, as we usually do in most year groups actually. I used a portuguese artist called Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro as a source of inspiration. Most people in Portugal are extremely familiar with this common design:

 Bordallo Pinheiro designed the well known cabbage motif that exists in the shape of bowls and plates but that was just a simple and more commercial design which has been produced in mass in the well known factory of Caldas da Raínha. Bordallo Pinheiro was also a very famous satirical cartoonist in the late 19th century. (look at examples of his work here)
I focused on more elaborate pieces such as the ones below, to inspire ou year 8 students to create their own pots and decorate them with animal or vegetable elements.

Here are the fabulous pots our talented students created: