What new techniques or processes have you learned? One of the new techniques that I learned was how to make an origami bowl. I did this by starting off with a pentagon shaped piece of paper and then cutting it out. I then made a slab and smoothed it out on both sides to ensure … [Read more…]
How does craftsmanship of an artwork affect its meaning to the viewer? It can affect its meaning to the viewer by making them feel invested in their piece. If a viewer looks at an artwork and likes the message of the art but it is poorly crafted than the viewer will not feel as strongly … [Read more…]
Three of these images above are my terra sigillata pieces (pinch pots). This was the first time I have ever used terra sigillata before and it was a technique that I found interesting to use. Through my 3 three years of ceramics, I have made many pinch pots and have developed my technique and skill … [Read more…]
This piece which was my artists tell stories attempt was one of the first things I made this school year. In this piece, I remember that I was struggling to pick between two ideas which was a story of my old cat or of my two new cats. I really reflected on my past and then … [Read more…]
I really enjoyed most days working on the wheel and creating these unique pieces. In two of my pieces I had “happy” accidents which are maybe the two that I like the most and I was able to give one to my mom for Mothers Day! At first, I was afraid that I wasn’t going … [Read more…]
For my independent project I have two different ideas in the works. My first and primary idea was to make a square platter that has a theme of nature. The four elements of nature that I hope to use are animal paws for the feet of the platter, bark looking wall for the outside of … [Read more…]
These are the only two things that I had made at the time this blog post was due. I only was able to make these two pieces because I was absent multiple days and the piece on the left was the first thing that I had ever made on the wheel so I was still … [Read more…]
Develop Craft: While working on my exposed coil form, I learned new techniques and improved my coil making skill tremendously. One skill that I worked on was joining the soft clay together as I attached it to the newspaper covered pipe. My smoothing wasn’t the best but I still like the way it came out. … [Read more…]
I would say that my favorite piece that I have made this year is my plate with my cats paws on it. At first, I didn’t really know what I wanted for this project and I ended up changing my mind three times. Even though I wasn’t happy with my work at first, it ended … [Read more…]
Describe: In Kaneko’s art, he likes to repeat the type of structure, color, and design over and over again. He creates very tall structures called tanukis and they can be around 7 feet tall. There is normally some kind of dot design that he uses to create the tanuki and the most used colors would … [Read more…]