Since we were low on clay as well as time, I decided to combine my food specific and master artist projects. To do this I chose the artist Andy Warhol and made a tomato soup can that you can eat soup out of. I made this using a slab and wrapping it around a cylinder so it was exactly the size I wanted it. For the paper around it I made a thin slab and score and slipped it on. I made a lid and for the handle I made a flower from one of Warhol's other paintings. I added the words to it and fired it. I glazed the inside deep firebrick so I could eat out of it but painted the outside with acryli paint.
For my colored clay set I made two bowls. One bowl I wedged two colors of clay and made it on the wheel. After it was leather hard I trimmed both the outside and inside of the bowl so the colors showed up. For my second bowl I wedged two colors of clay together again and rolled it into a slab. I then put it on a hump mold. They lighter color clay didn't really show up so I tried to add some but it didn't work that well. Once they were fired I glazed them with a clear glaze so the colors showed up.
I made my lidded vessel on the wheel. Since it was my first time making a lid on the wheel I had some help with that. For glaze I used deep olive speckle under textured turquoise. The turquoise didn't really show up but I still like the color. I then put clear glass in the handle of the lid, this melted and was tinted a blueish green.
This plate was made with Nerikomi. They put clay together in a cool design and cut into it making multiple squares with the same design. They then put it on a slab of clay and made it into a plate. We could do this here. These cups were made on the wheel. Two different colors of clay were wedges together and thrown on the wheel. They then probably trimmed around it so the outer layer of slip was gone so you could see the different colors of clay. We could do this here as well.
For my tiles I used Inuit culture because they have really cool unique symbols. A lot of the symbols are very detailed so it was hard to find one simple enough to do but not so simple it's boring. I found these symbols and added a border to two of the sides. I found this culture very interesting and I hope to learn more about it in the future.
My cups were all made different ways. One cup was made using slab technique, one using coil technique, and one is a pinch pot. The one I made using slab was difficult because the I think the clay was too wet so it wasn't staying upright the way I wanted it to. The inside of that one was also hard because there's an octopus inside and it was difficult to get it to stay in there securely. The flowers on the pinch out were also difficult because the petals were so small that they would get too dry really quickly. The cup I made with coils didn't turn out exactly how I wanted because the stilts on the bottom were very hard to put on so they would support the cup.
This piece was probably fired in a kiln like the one we have here. The glaze was applied with texture and the top was dipped/painted with a darker glaze. I like the way the colors are placed and how they are all the same basic color but different shades. We could do this in our classroom. This piece was probably also fired in a kiln. To glaze it, they might have dipped the top and flipped it over so it dripped down the sides. I really like the choice of color and the way it drips down the side. We could probably do this in class.
Kim Krumrey created these bud vases. I like these because of how unique but simple they are. I also like how they are useful. These could be made using various methods including coils, pinch pots, and even the wheel. They're also glazed with nice spring colors. This bowl was created by Bob Deane. I really appreciate how simple this bowl is but how it catches your eye at the same time. The smoothness of it makes me believe it was made on the wheel, though it could have been made from coils. I love how the unique colors of glaze coat the inside of the bowl and drips down the outside.
This is my blog for my ceramics II class. I've always enjoyed making art and I'm excited to learn more about it and become a better artist. I don't have just one type of art I focus on I just like to try them all.
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