Baseline

This is my first project which was the baseline.

I started by getting a big slab of clay and flattening it out. I then cut out an odd-shaped face in the middle of the clay. After that, I started cutting out the mouth, eyes, and nose. Once they were all cut out I placed them where I wanted them. once I found where I wanted them I took each one off and scored each one of them and then I let it dry, and had it fired. Once it was fired I glazed it. It was then fired again and it was done.

Chip & Dip Bowl

I picked this design because I thought it would look cool. I started out by flattening a chunk of clay and I cut out a circle for the bow. When I got them cut out I took a design thing and pressed it into it. once I did that I put it on top of a styrofoam circle and had it fired. Then I glazed it and had it fired again. I want my audience to think that these bowls have a really cool design. the most difficult part was to get the sides cut smooth to where they wouldn't be sharp when they got fired. This is a functional piece of art. I love the color of the bowls.

Wheel Thrown Pottery

I first started by getting a slab of clay and centering it on the wheel. Once it was centered I used two of my fingers and stuck them right in the middle and pulling it out. Then I started pulling up the sides and once it was done I took it off the wheel to dry then it was fired and I glazed it. The most difficult part of this process was raising the walls. I realized I had to slow down the wheel to help from making the walls collapse.

Slump Drape

When I made this vase I started off with making the sides of the clay. I then set the sides on top of flattened clay and traced around it with a needle tool then cut it out. I then blended it together on the bottom so it was connected. When I got done with that I made the handles and uses slip to connect it to the vase itself. The hardest part of this project was to keep the sides from cracking.

Expressive

For this project, I started off with a slab of clay. I then flattened it with the slab roller and I cut out the bottom of the shoe. I then cut out another piece for the sides and put it on top of the piece I made for the bottom and connected them and then cut out a piece for the tongue of the shoe and put it together shoe. Then I made the design with a needle tool and made holes for the shoestrings. it was then ready to fire and then get glazed. The most challenging part was probably making a good Nike sign on the side.

Utilitarian Project

For this project I got a very big slab of clay and put it through the slab roller to flatten it. I then cut out a large piece of clay for the bottom of the container. Then I cut the outside walls at 2 1/2 inches and the inside dividers at 2 inches. I slipped and scored the bottom of the dividers so they'd bond together. I put footing around the all of the divider to help support them. It was then ready to dry but I had a lot of problems with it cracking so when it was completely dried I had to re-wet it and let it sit over the weekend so it was back to where it was when I put it together and I then got rid of the cracks. I then let it dry again and had it fired. It broke in half when it was fired so I tried using the glaze as a glue. The glaze didn't hold it together so I used hot glue. The hardest part was keeping it from cracking.

Artist Name "Title"

Size, Media, Year

(IDEA) First explain what your idea is. How did you get the idea and how did it evolve? Inspirations from life experiences? Another Artwork?

(PROCESS) Explain your process. What tools and techniques did you use?

(SYMBOLISM & ICONOGRAPHY) What does the artwork mean? What do you want your audience to think about? Is there any symbolic imagery in the work?

(ARTISTIC GROWTH) What was most difficult for you? How did you overcome the struggles? What would you change if you started over?

(VISUAL VOICE) What style of art is this? (Realistic, Abstract, Surreal, Non-Objective?). What makes it unique to your own personal style? What do you love about it?

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Stop, Start animation

I got this idea from looking online on what foods I could do a stop motion for and I was most interested in the Hershey kiss. For this project, I started out with a piece of clay and started out with a flat piece of brown clay for the Hershey kiss. I then slowly started to form it into a Hershey kiss. Once I got done with that I made a wrapper for it and then started to wrap it around the Hershey kiss. The hardest part I had was getting the kiss to look like it had the same shape as one that you'd actually eat.

Choice Sculpture Project

I was just thinking of what I could make from cardboard and this just came to mind. I started off by getting the supply's to make it. I then cut out my walls for each building. Once I glued down the walls I then cut out pieces for the roof. I struggles being able to cut in a straight line so it wasn't cut really crooked. I also struggled with keep it together by myself when I put the roof on.

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