I made these projects over the course of my
second semester, Advanced Ceramics class.
The theme for my projects is Nature because that is schematically, how
they relate to one another. I also
chose this because it directly relates to ceramics in that the clay comes from
nature, therefore the basis of ceramics is nature.
To make these projects I had to use many different techniques including
centering, footing, choking, and my own imagination to decide how my projects
should look.
Each project that I have created portrays my theme in one way or another
but the projects that I have chosen to correlate with my theme project are my
set of three, choice, theme choice, wheel and hand, and my lidded projects. Through each of their looks, and
glazes, a different aspect of Nature is shown. For my set of three, I used red clay
and glazed clear which turned out to be a brownish color, representing dirt, the
basis of nature. My choice is
glazed horizontally, half clear and half blue which gives it the appearance of
the sky meeting the ocean. This
same technique was used for my hand and wheel project, but instead glazed
vertically. The unevenness of the glazing gives it a fuzzy line, just as the
ocean does not cut straight across to meet the sky.
My next choice is my theme choice, which is glazed black and white. This project represents many things,
including yin and yang or the comparison of light versus dark.
This too, can translate to the contrast between night and day.
To make these projects, I had to not only employ the skills that I
learned in beginning ceramics, but add new skills that I gained in
Advanced. I, of course, had to be
able to center, pull up, choke, and foot but also had to learn other techniques
in order to make better and more difficult projects.
To make a plate, I had to learn how to pull directly out, instead of up
and I also had to learn to make lids for a good portion of my projects. Another skill that I needed was the
ability to visualize how to make my projects relate to the theme, both in color
and appearance. It was also very
important for me to learn how to make good handles and other things that I
needed to add on to my projects and be able to put them on so that they would
remain on and look good. Although
there are probably many other techniques that I used, these are a few of the
main ones that I needed throughout my time in
ceramics.
The decision that I made in regards to my projects are important because
they must convey to others the feelings that I am trying to create in them. Because of this, color choice for my
projects was extremely important.
second semester, Advanced Ceramics class.
The theme for my projects is Nature because that is schematically, how
they relate to one another. I also
chose this because it directly relates to ceramics in that the clay comes from
nature, therefore the basis of ceramics is nature.
To make these projects I had to use many different techniques including
centering, footing, choking, and my own imagination to decide how my projects
should look.
Each project that I have created portrays my theme in one way or another
but the projects that I have chosen to correlate with my theme project are my
set of three, choice, theme choice, wheel and hand, and my lidded projects. Through each of their looks, and
glazes, a different aspect of Nature is shown. For my set of three, I used red clay
and glazed clear which turned out to be a brownish color, representing dirt, the
basis of nature. My choice is
glazed horizontally, half clear and half blue which gives it the appearance of
the sky meeting the ocean. This
same technique was used for my hand and wheel project, but instead glazed
vertically. The unevenness of the glazing gives it a fuzzy line, just as the
ocean does not cut straight across to meet the sky.
My next choice is my theme choice, which is glazed black and white. This project represents many things,
including yin and yang or the comparison of light versus dark.
This too, can translate to the contrast between night and day.
To make these projects, I had to not only employ the skills that I
learned in beginning ceramics, but add new skills that I gained in
Advanced. I, of course, had to be
able to center, pull up, choke, and foot but also had to learn other techniques
in order to make better and more difficult projects.
To make a plate, I had to learn how to pull directly out, instead of up
and I also had to learn to make lids for a good portion of my projects. Another skill that I needed was the
ability to visualize how to make my projects relate to the theme, both in color
and appearance. It was also very
important for me to learn how to make good handles and other things that I
needed to add on to my projects and be able to put them on so that they would
remain on and look good. Although
there are probably many other techniques that I used, these are a few of the
main ones that I needed throughout my time in
ceramics.
The decision that I made in regards to my projects are important because
they must convey to others the feelings that I am trying to create in them. Because of this, color choice for my
projects was extremely important.
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