Alberta Crest

The Alberta provincial flag depicts the provincial shield with St. George’s Cross, blue sky, snow-capped mountains, green hills, prairie fields, and wheat sheaves. Students design the shield on a slab of clay that resembles a flag waving in the wind.

 

Curriculum

• Understand the inspiration behind a piece of art
• Geographical boundaries and physical features of Alberta
• Examining landforms, location and boundaries that contributed to the settlement of Alberta

 

Student Outcomes

• Learn what clay is and where it comes from; why it is bisque fired in a kiln; how to use clay and clay tools safely in a professional studio
• Experiment with drawing, impressing, rolling and coiling clay in order to create a low relief flag shape on a slab of clay
• Explore how texture can be used to create a visual effect

 

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