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CERAMICS 1

Theus G p.3

stamp

Plan:

I made a cylinder and a rough slab, and I then put them together. I made another slab, cut out a diamond shape, and attached it to the larger slab.

Reflection:

It went well, it was very straightforward, it was just making 3 small shapes and scoring them together.

I could probably improve it by making smoother lines and more even slabs. along with smoothing the edges of everying once they were made.

Face

Plan:

Cut out an oval-adjacent shape and use loop tools to cut out eye sockets. roll balls and stretch them a bit, then use needles to carve pupils, insert in eye sockets. make coil, slip under nose, and flatten for mustache. make a pointy shape on top of a slab and slip to the bottom of chin for a small beard.

Reflection:

It went well, the eyes and mustache were my favorite parts. If I were to do this again, I would probably use clay extruder rather than my hands to get a smoother coil and make eyes easier.

double pinchpot

Plan:

To make two pinch pots, to smooth out the top edges, and score them together by the lip.

Reflection:

It didn't go quite as well as I would have liked. The coring and slipping went fine, but I had serious troubles smoothing the pot without making indents, as well as struggling to make the seam disappear.

If I were to do this again, I think I would spend more time on making the individual pots more perfected before i put them together.

Historically inspired piece (attempted Noah's ark)

Plan:

Use the double pinchpot from last assignment as a base. collapse one side of it and 'sharpen' the top to give it a boat-like appearance.

Reflection:

I went pretty well, I spent a lot of time smoothing (the photo was taken before i finished it), but it felt nice to do and kind of relaxing.

If I were to do this again, I would use a smoother double-pinch pot as a base, and maybe dart the end rather than adjusting the shape with just my hands.

Mini Masterpiece

Plan:

To paint "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. on a slab.

Reflection:

This went as well as I thought it would, you can kind of tell what painting it is a a glance, but it is still very limited by my artistic skills in painting.

I think next time, I would get a bigger slab to add more detail, and maybe etch in a 'rough draft' before I start to paint.

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Small Animal

Plan:

Make an oval shape, make two wing shapes, make a ball with a 'neck', make a beak, and finally score them all together into a duck.

Reflection:

It went well, I had fun making the cute little guy, and I even added the slits to create the effect of happy eyes commonly seen in animations.

Next time, I think I would do some more smoothing. I might also have used a slump mold to create each wing (they were kind of uneven), and spent more time on the eyes.

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