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Ms. Johnson from Bend, OR is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhancing Creative Expression Through Underglaze Techniques

Help me give my students the chance to learn the skills of Sgraffito and illustration in Ceramics. These underglazes will give 330 students the opportunity to expand their surface designs in Ceramics 1, 2, & 3.

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My Project

I teach 330 high school students a year in Ceramics 1, 2, & 3.

There are SO many avenues to explore in Ceramics but one thing my students are especially passionate about is surface illustration and sgraffito.

Both of these techniques can be achieved with underglaze. Underglaze is a glaze that can be painted onto the surface of clay. When it's fired, it will come out on the other side exactly how you painted it on without running or dripping. Students can illustrate intricate images or script onto the surface of their pieces. They can also practice Sgraffito- where you paint underglaze onto greenware and then carve through the underglaze to reveal the clay below. Sgraffito is a required surface design in Ceramics 1, 2, & 3.

Students currently have access to black and white underglaze. Purchasing this class set will give them much more opportunity to illustrate exactly what they want accurately.

My students are so so special to me and to the community. They are curious, passionate, and enthusiastic about pottery. They have so many good ideas and I never want our small school budget to hold them back from learning and expanding their ceramic horizons.

Ms. Johnson Summit High School Grades 9-12

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Bend, OR View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

330 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fundamentals Underglaze Class Pack • Blick Art Materials $145.58 2 $291.16

Materials cost

$291.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$325.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.45

Total project goal

$382.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.98

6 Donors

-$303.56

Donations toward project cost

-$261.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.78

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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 $0.00

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