Ceramics and 3D Design
"The Red Leafed Bowl" by Ava Melvin
I didn't have an idea for this. I was just having fun sculpting and using different prints.
It was all trial and error. I couldn't get the bowl to be shaped the way I wanted at first, and it frustrated me greatly. I pushed through, making it as best as I could. It's not perfect, but I can only improve from where I'm at. I used a wet sponge to clean up rough spots before they got fried. Then I used sandpaper to get rid of any rough edges that I had, which helped me glaze too.
It won't hold any meaning, and it can be used for anything. The viewer can interpret whatever they want with it.
It was infuriating that I couldn't shape the bowl the way I wanted. I'd look over and see Rachel Spicer with this massive bowl that's perfectly shaped and I was like, "How did she do that?". I'd try, but it never turned out well. She's just got an act for it! I overcame it by pushing through. I can't compare myself to other people's success. I can just do what I can and I did that.
I'd say this is non-objective. There's not a lot going on. It's just a bowl. However, it's not perfect like most of my art and I'm cool with that. It needs work, but that's okay. I like the color though! That's cool!
"Dragonfly" by Ava Melvin
I didn't have any plan for this one either. This was part of my "slump drape" project. I got to use a different print. It was an animal print and I was super excited about that! Other than that, I didn't have any inspiration or idea for this.
This one was terrible to work with. I had kept making the clay too small and it wouldn't fit the size I wanted for the longest time! I eventually got it. Then I pressed in the dragonfly print and started working with that. Once it was dried and fried, I glazed it. I used two different colors. The outside was supposed to be pretty green and the inside was to be pretty blue, but at least I learned glaze does what it wants and not what I want. I did use three to four layers on that glaze thought, just to make sure it stuck right. At least that worked.
It doesn't hold any meaning, and it can be used for anything. The viewer can interpret whatever they want with it.
I could get this bowl to sorta do what I wanted this time. My main issue was probably doing the feet of the bowl. It's kinda lopsided, but I make it work. It's weird that I can't paint it either, because then it looks odd to me, but it's okay.
I'd say this is non-objective. There's not a lot going on. It's not perfect, like my other artwork, but It'll do. I like it for the most part. It took me longer than my other bowl at least.
"No Name" by Ava Melvin
I wanted a pretty-looking vase for this. This was a part of my vase project. I wanted to use a different print. A flower print and it actually turned out wonderful.
I loved working with this one. I had to do a lot of cutting to form it, but I loved doing that, so it was worth it. I had to mesh the part together and that was fun too. This one was by far my favorite one to do. From the shaping and forming to the glazing.
It doesn't hold any meaning. Interpret what you want.
Again, I had so much fun with this one. I love the print, the shape, and so forth. This one is my favorite one and I love it a lot. Plus, it turned out to be such a pretty color and I love how it meshes with dark red or whatever. It kinda looks like rust and I love it! There's a mix of dark blue, blue, light blue, and red, and they all compliments each other very nicely.
This is non-objective. It's just a vase.
This was a part of my wheel pottery project.
I didn't have a plan for this one, other than to just do it. It was difficult since I couldn't get the clay to do what I wanted, but I pushed through. Ceramics isn't my strong suit.
Again, I couldn't get this to do what I wanted. The clay wouldn't stay in one place and it would fall apart a lot. Everyone made it look so easy, but for me, it wasn't. The bottom almost came off when I tried to take it off, too which was irritating. Not to mention it turned out a little wonky. I kinda like that part though. It's very smooth.
It doesn't hold any meaning.
My main issue was forming the bowl and keeping it in place. Sometimes it'd move and it wasn't smooth. It moved my hands and it wasn't supposed to. Then, when I tried to fix it, I made it worse. I guess I figured it out though. Although, the little specks of red are cool.
This is non-objective. It took me a full class period, but I guess it was worth it.
"No name" by Ava Melvin
"No Name" by Ava Melvin
This was a part of my wheel pottery project.
I didn't have a plan for this one, other than to just do it. It was difficult since I couldn't get the clay to do what I wanted, but I pushed through. This one fell off the wheel twice...it was awful.
I couldn't get this to do what I wanted. The clay wouldn't stay in one place and it would fall apart a lot. The bottom came off when I tried to take it off, which was tedious.
It doesn't hold any meaning.
My main issue was forming the bowl and keeping it in place. Sometimes it'd move and it wasn't smooth. It moved my hands and it wasn't supposed to. Then, when I tried to fix it, I made it worse. It came off the wheel various times and I had to start over every time. I couldn't get it to stick. This turned out pretty good though.
This is non-objective. It took me a full class period, but it was worth it.
As I said before, my main issue was everything falling off. It refused to stick! It was incredibly tedious, but I eventually got it all together. Yay! However, if I started over, I'd probably add hair and a little more blood. Maybe some more detail on the body parts.
I'd say this is surreal. I had never done anything like this before, so I loved to do it. I had done another head for fun (see below), but I ended up using this one. I love everything about this piece. It's by far my favorite one.
"I Want to be Torn Apart" by Ava Melvin
This is my Expressive Sculpture Project.
I had a plan for this one. I knew I wanted it to be gory but fun to look at with a lot of detail. The small pieces would often come off while I was sculpting. When it fried, the right leg and the legs for the table had some undone. I "glued" them back on with the glaze so when that fired, the glaze acted as glue. I was super proud of how this turned out!
Again, it kept falling apart and I was always so scared to touch it. However, I made it work and it looks amazing! I didn't mean for the blood to look like that, but it's awesome that it does. I sculpted it, fried it and when I got it back it kept falling apart. Even when I was glazing, pieces wouldn't stick and some parts dried faster than others, messing me up. Other than that, this was actually fun to do and I couldn't wait for the result.
It's called "I Want to be Torn Apart" because I want to be torn apart. Not in a "that'd be fun" kind of way, but an a "I want to experience a different pain other than unbridled sadness". I didn't add hair because honestly, I forgot. It's a crucial thing, but by the time I fried it, it was too late. I don't care though, since I still love how it turned out. The platform the person is laying on has a meaning as well. It just means that I constantly feel like I'm on a platform for everyone to point and laugh and judge at, so why not bleed out on the same pedestal? Anyway, yeah, that's what this is about.
Harley's Presents.mp4"Harley's Presents" by Ava Melvin
Capcut, Modeling Clay, Paint, Cardboard, and fake plants
Enjoy Harley getting gifts for Ivy.
I'm also well aware Ivy can make her own plants, I just thought this would be funny and cute.
I have nothing to put for this because I honestly just did it for fun. Consider this a ceramic sketch.
It kinda looks like Uncle Fester. . .