Project Indoor Fountain

As part of the Poseidon Project As part of the Poseidon Project pupils of Year 10 created pupils of Year 10 created clay indoor fountains.clay indoor fountains.

Thema für die Gestaltung Thema für die Gestaltung dieser Plastiken war: „Bad dieser Plastiken war: „Bad Abibling – die Stadt mit 4 Abibling – die Stadt mit 4 Flüssen“. Das Element „4“ Flüssen“. Das Element „4“ soll dabei zum Ausdruck soll dabei zum Ausdruck kommen.kommen.

The Making

The preparation of the The preparation of the clay material with clay material with clay powder and clay powder and water.water.

Construction

At the beginning At the beginning sketches wer sketches wer needed an were needed an were used during the used during the manufacture as manufacture as frames of reference.frames of reference.

Construction of Compo-nents of the Indoor Fountain

You can already guess You can already guess the design of the the design of the fountains.fountains.

Construction of Compo-nents of the Indoor Fountain

Workmanship of Surfaces

Kilning of the Parts

The surface was The surface was coated with engobe. coated with engobe. Afterwards the parts Afterwards the parts were kilned.were kilned.

The Water Fountainin Operation

After the special After the special kilning process the kilning process the indoor fountains indoor fountains were treated with were treated with transparent coat and transparent coat and again kilned by again kilned by 1050° C.1050° C.

The Water Fountainin Operation