My closed form project is about 2 inches tall and 2 inches wide. To make this project I had to practice how to close a form. This was difficult for me and took a couple tries to get and even at that, I was only able to create a small project. I also made sure to open the base all the way down to the bat so that it would not blow up in the kiln. I poked holes in the patterns of flowers to create a design and movement on the blank space. By using a light, pastel colored glaze, it creates a sense of balance between the delicacy of the flowers I made and the color of the project. The pastel color and flower pattern gives this project a very spring vibe.
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My lidded project is about 3/4 inches tall and 5 inches wide. To make this project I had to practice using the calipers to measure and make sure the lid would fit the pot perfectly. After footing my pot I carved lines into it to create pattern and texture. I put glaze in the carved lines I created to emphasize them and I used the same color glaze on the lid to create a sense of unity between the two pieces. This piece has a very rustic, natural feel due to my use of organic lines and a woodsy reddish/brown.
This is my large bowl. It is about 7 inches wide and 4-5 inches tall. In order to make this bowl I had to practiced keeping the bowl centered and wide. It was hard for me to focus on pulling it wide instead of tall. I used the rib tool to widen out and round the wall. In order to create contrast I used a dark color on the outside and a light white on the inside. To emphasize the round shape and create a sense of harmony with the outside color, I added a ring of the same dark blue to the bottom of the inside. The way the the white glaze mixed with the blue on the top edge of the bowl and ran creates movement. The dark blue that I used gives it a late night/ mysterious feel.
These are my 3 smaller bowls. All 3 of these bowls are slightly different sizes but they are similar widths and stack nicely. I made these bowls by practicing different ways to widen and curve the walls out. I practiced using the rib tool to do so and also putting pressure on the inside with my hand and following along on the outside with a rib tool to keep the edges smooth. By glazing all of these bowls the same color it creates a sense of unity and harmony between them. The simple, single shade glaze complements the simple form/shape of the project. The dark greenish/bluish color creates a deep ocean kind of feel.
This is my group coil pot. My group was me and Jake. We used three different kinds of coils, regular, spirals, and balls. To make this project we had to practice rolling out coils evenly and slipping and scoring pieces together. We also practiced smoothing out the inside of the project to make sure it all stayed together nicely. The different coils overlapping create nice, negative space. This negative space is emphasized by the darker color that we used to glaze it. Overall, the blue colored glaze and spiraled coils give the project a airy kind of feel.
For my extra credit project I made a short, round vase. My vase has a fairly wide base but gets more wide and round towards the top and has a tall lip. To make this project I focused on trimming the base, as you can see there is no extra clay on the bottom which made it much easier to foot. I created texture on my project by sponging the blue glaze on. The dark blue texture against the smooth white project creates a sense of balance. The darker color also creates a sense of mystery and darkness in the project.
My soup bowl has tall but rounded edges. It is about 4-5 inches tall and about 4 inches wide. To make this project I had to practice using the rib tool to pull the walls out wide and round them off. The thin glaze I used leaves some of the rough, sandy texture of the clay apparent. The way that I painted the glaze on in strokes throughout the project creates a sense of pattern and rhythm. The thin strokes of a blueish grayish glaze creates a cloudy, grey skies kind of feel to the project.
For my second choice theme project I made a taller vase. This vase is about 5 inches tall and 4 inches wide, narrow at the bottom and widening out at the top. In order to make this project I had to practice staggering my fingers while pulling and pushing harder on my inside fingers than my outside ones to create a rounded form for the project. The way that the blue glaze runs down the project creates movement. The way that the forms, glaze colors and patterns are similar between the first choice and second choice project creates harmony between the two. My theme among these two and many of my other projects is pretty mixes of blue glazes. When I glaze I tend to lean towards using shades of blues in different ways, creating different patters and movement with those glazes. The way I use blue glazes creates a cool, relaxed and natural feel throughout all of my projects.
For my first choice theme project I made a small, short, rounded vase. It has a narrow base and gets much wider at the very top. In order to make this vase I had to practice pulling a rounded lip and compressing the lip. The difference in the values of the colors I used create a nice contrast to add some interesting design to the otherwise plain project. The way that the glaze drips all the way down the project really emphasizes the rounds shape at the top. The running of the blue glaze reminds me of drops of water running down a structure, giving it a natural feel.
My double wall project is about 2-3 inches tall and about 2 inches wide at the lip. The project has a very rounded shape with a narrow base and top. In order to create this project I had to learn the skill of creating two walls and bringing them together. I struggled with keeping both of the walls centered while doing this and had to keep decreasing the size of the project in order to be successful. I created space in the project by carving out parts of the first wall, revealing the hallow center. In order to emphasize this empty space I used a dark glaze . The darkness of this project creates a mysterious feel.
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