glazed pitcher project. I had to reattach the handle using slip and tissue paper, fingers crossed it makes it out of the kiln in one piece. next up:nesting bowls

glazed bowl from last yr

40 artists under 40

last week we took a trip to the renwick gallery to see the 40 under 40 craft exhibit.

the majority of the work was made with unusual materials by contemporary artists.

my next assignment is to propose a project based on the art that we saw . I'm thinking of doing a sculpture based on some paper art but well see if it's possible!

bisque merbabe pitcher!

unfired revisitation of a project I did last year. first ceramics 3 assignment!

This pitcher was made by hand building. It's Shenandoah clay, with pressing techniques used to create surface decoration. My goal with this revisitation was to make it with the correct proportions (a 2/3 1/3 ratio). I think I succeeded with this goal. I used a loop tool to shave extra clay off the bottom and create the silhouette seen here. After firing I will upload more pictures and add glaze to create the final piece. I can't decide whether or not to add a "shell bra" to the mermaid form but I'll make that decision soon.

Place Setting

This is my place setting for my final exam in Ceramics 2. I formed both cups and plate with slab construction. The unifying elements of the place setting are the wavy edges around the tops of the cups and the edge of the plate, and the opalescent aquamarine glaze and black glaze used for surface decoration. If I could change something I would go back and maybe pick different glazes so that there would not be the bubbles on the bottom of the plate. I like how the plate and cups match and work together, and the surface decoration on the outside of the cups especially, but I wish I knew how to prevent the glass bubbles that form on glazed ware.

Cups (multiples project)

Here are my unfired cups! Trying to make identical multiples was a challenge...after they're fired I will use my research to decide what to do for surface decoration/glazing.

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