Ceramics 1

Grant Gregoire"Cereal Bowl"

Stoneware and Glass, 4x4x3,” 2022

My idea of this bowl was I was going to make it tall and thick but all it did was make it wide, which I thought I could use for cereal because I like cereal. I didn't really have an idea because it was my first time on the wheel so I thought lets see what I can do then I made it look like a bowl. I didn’t really have any inspirations, just like cereal so that is why I did that.

First thing I did was centering then you put one finger in the middle and put a hole. Then you expand it by pinching your fingers together then pulling up but it never worked it just made it thick. I only used my fingers as the tools, I'm not good enough to make any designs on the sides of the bowl.

This artwork means a lot because it was my first ever wheel throw and I liked it because it was perfect to eat stuff out of. But I think I won’t because I don't know what the glass does. But My audience will know what it looks like because most people eat cereal for breakfast. There isn’t no symblioc imagery but I could have put symbols on the bowl.

The most difficult thing for me on the wheel is making it taller because it either gets a hole on the side. I just made it wide so it would not tumble down. It was a good, nice size bowl for me, when I eat my cereal. One thing I did to overcome the struggle was not to get mad easily because if I do that I would just wanna be done, even though I can do my best.

This style of art is realistic because I can use it in the real world but my moms put coins and everything in it. It is my personal style because I like to eat cereal and I could eat it in the afternoon sometimes for breakfast but not usually. I like this artwork because I get to make it what I like to do.