I chose to make my  project this way so that the bowl would perfectly fit inside of my left hand while still being comfortable. I chose the color after seeing the examples I thought it looked spacey and interesting. Using clay I used by thumbs to make a cup shape then using a snake of clay I attached a bottom to the cup. I glazed using a special glaze so that it could be burnt and fired creating a unique color and feel to the cup. The goal of the project was to make a unique cool raku fired bowl which I  believe I achieved in this bowl. This piece helped increase my clay knowledge and skill which will be useful for a lot of later projects.

This bowl was crafted from the ground up using clay and slip. I learned to make even structures with clay as well as how to indent those boxes to make impressive designs. I used Popsicle sticks to impress designs into the box's side and top as well as a knife. The bowl ended up how I wanted but the colors didn't end up how I expected. I'm gonna gift this bowl to my grandma so I hope she enjoys it. I used two different arches on the sides to make it not slide and the sides will fit more cleaning. 

I chose this bird as it resembles my girlfriend Janna's childhood bird. The bird escaped while it's cage was being cleaned and it never came back which saddened both me and her. The bird named Jojo was her only friend after moving to Visalia from New York so I wanted to commemorate him in statue. Using clay and my hands to form the shape of a bird I took large chunks to finally fit the shape. It took a lot of reforming to get the shape down but I was able to attatch it to the base and branch making my bird finally come into reality. I added details by carving into the dry product and making it look as birdlike as possible! I gave the final product after burning and painting it to my girlfriend on our anniversary and she cried happy tears loving it! I hope that my future projects can be made with the intention of being a gift because it pushes me to do my best.