Clay Face

This art project was made with clay.  The clay we used was an air dry clay that could be molded and then set to dry and harden.  For this project, we were to make a face.  The face was to have four different sections and in each section we were to have a different pattern.  We could use anything in sight to make a pattern.  The end of a pencil, the clay carving tools, crayons and markers.  We then were told to make eyes, a nose, and a mouth.  We scored one side of the eyes, nose, and mouth, and also our face and put a small dab of water on each scored piece and put the two pieces together.  The face was then painted all in black and one the black was dry, the face was painted in different colors.  Here is an example of my finished clay face.

This would be a great activity to include in a social studies class when the students are learning about different cultures.  The students could create a clay face relating to different cultures.  They could use different symbols of a certain culture on their face to represent that culture they are learning about.