Greek Vase Designs

Learn something about why people think these old vases are so important and valuable. They tell us about how people lived and worked over 2000 years ago. http://www.stcatherinesprimary.co.uk/modules/dbpage.asp?N=Greek%20Pottery

• 1. Study the shapes of various Greek vases and draw half of one on a folded sheet of paper. This will make it symmetrical.  
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  Some good examples of types of vases are at:

  http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/connections/class/greecerome/vases.htm

• 2. Cut it out carefully.
• 3. Draw a border around the top and the bottom. Practice borders on graph paper first. Follow the guidelines. Choose one of these to copy:
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• 4.  Make an area in the center for a drawing of a figure by dividing the space with two border strips.

• 5.  Draw a figure. You can use ideas from these images from actual Greek Vases. Make your only figure, showing a theme of war, sporting event or celebration (like a wedding).
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• Color in black and white oil pastel.

 A good Greek Myth is the story of Daedalus and his son Icarus.