Ceramics & 3D I
Mackenzie Piatt
7,7,4, clay & glass, 2021
There's really no idea about the chip and dip bowls. All I did was mold the mesh onto the clay then I put the clay on the props, then proceeded to wait for it to dry. I'd like for them to know that it was hard work to get it the way I wanted it to be. There really is no meaning behind this peace of art. It was frustrating that it cracked and I tried painting over it. I just said I'll just leave it and I thought it looked fine. What do you love about it? I would have to say it's realistic, I love the orange/red color of it.
Mackenzie Piatt
4,3,3, clay & glass, 2021
The idea was to make my own style witches hat, inspired by hocus pocus, I had also added a witch wand on top of the hat. I mostly used my hands, but other than that I used a pro needle tool. Just have fun doing things like this, relax your mind, let your hands do all the thinking, and soon enough you'll be in a state of mind where you're surrounded by nothing but you and your artwork. I think the most difficult thing was glazing around the witch wand while glazing the wand and the hat at basically the same time. How I got around that was to just keep painting over that color. This piece of art of mine would have to be abstract, and what makes it unique is the fade of color it has, it really makes it look old or vintage, and the texture in the wand is not quite smooth, it has some bumps.
Mackenzie Piatt
4,4,8, clay & glass, 2021
My idea was a coffee/tea mug, I got this idea from my aunt who would always paint like my designs. I had to make corals, then I processed to stack them and after I had done that, I had to blend them together to make a mug. I also had to curve the handle, I made the handle based on a Victorian style handle. This is a piece of artwork that will speak to anyone about anything, so whenever you look at this, come up with a thought that you enjoy in life. The handle was the most difficult out of the whole cup. I would have changed the design of the cup a little, definitely the dragonfly if anything. This piece would definitely be abstract. The way that I designed it is definitely different from anyone else's cup/mug. I love the whole thing in general.