3D Clay Sculpture & Cultural Art
Explore Día de los Muertos traditions through polymer clay caning and sugar skull sculpture.
Unit Vocabulary
Polymer Clay
A synthetic modeling clay that hardens when baked in an oven, used for sculpture and jewelry.
Cane (Millefiori)
A log of patterned polymer clay that reveals a design when sliced, similar to a patterned candy cane.
Día de los Muertos
A Mexican holiday honoring deceased loved ones, celebrated with colorful altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls.
Relief
A sculptural technique where forms project outward from a flat background surface.
Symmetry
A balanced arrangement where both sides of a design mirror each other.
Surface Decoration
Patterns, textures, or colors applied to the outside of a three-dimensional form.
Armature
An internal support structure built inside a sculpture to hold its shape.