A point system will be used for each event. In the event of a tie both teams will be awarded the same amount of points.
Clay - 1 box (50#)
Time – 15 minutes
Team Members – 4
TALLEST STACK WINS
- The Cylinder Stack is a relay event.
- Clay may be prepared prior to the start of the event.
- Each team member must throw on the wheel in sequential order. The cylinders must then be stacked and completed within the 10 minute time frame.
- The cylinders can be blended together but not manipulated to increase the height in any way.
- At the completion of the stacking, team members must step away from the construction and the stack will be measured. Any stack that falls prior to all stacks being measured will be disqualified.
- Measurements will be taken in a timely fashion, all judges decisions are final.
Event #2 – Mug Production
Clay – 1 box (50#)(clay from cylinder stack)
Time – 15 minutes
Team members – 4
Most Mugs Wins
- Each team member must throw on the wheel in sequential order.
- Team members may assist in cutting and moving the cylinders to the table, as well as attaching the handles.
- Clay may be prepared prior to the event.
- The mugs must be completed and set on the table within the 10 minute time frame.
- Each ‘mug’ must be 4 inches in height and 3 fingers wide. (The cylinder must exhibit a wheel thrown quality and not be a lump of clay with a thumbhole pushed into it.) Judges decisions are final
Event #3 – No Hands Throw
Clay – up to 2 boxes (100#)
Time – 15 minutes
Team Members – 4
Height plus Width Wins
- The No Hands Throw is a team event.
- Clay may be set on the wheel prior to the event. Once the event starts no hands, or tools, may be used to throw the clay. Other body parts may be used. A team member may however use a sponge to keep the clay wet. Team members must devise a way to create the largest piece possible. Judges will measure the tallest and the widest sections of the pot when completed.
- Judges decisions are final.
Event #4 – Coil Building Clay – 2 boxes (100 #) Team Members – All
Time – 30 minutes
Tallest Structure Wins
- The coil event is a team event.
- All team members may roll and build at the discretion of the team.
- The finished coil vessel must be hollow throughout the entire piece.
- At the end of the event team members must step away from the vessel.
- Any vessel that falls prior to all the teams being measured will be re measured to the tallest section.
- All judges decisions are final.
Event #5
Tee Shirt Design
Judges will decide
Event #6
Teapot Design
Students create and transport a teapot to the competition to be judged.
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