3D Art

Making the Raku Tea bowl was both a challenge and a great experience. When first hearing about the whole project and seeing others' works, I was very excited to get to work on it. When first making the bowl, I had come across many challenges of trying to get it just the way I wanted. I had restarted enough times to finally know what I was doing, and I had made the bowl to my liking. Today I have my bowl with me, and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out, and the things I learned along the way.

When starting our Sgraffito plates, I was truly excited to see what I would make, and I can proudly say I was not disappointed. When we first started carving the clay slabs and glazing the piece to be carved, I had high hopes for what I could make, and I was very eager to pick out a design. When searching through designs, I had set my eyes on what I knew would be "The One". When I first began carving, I knew I wanted to do something different from what other people did, what I might see as "The right way." I noticed how the stencil was made, and knowing there can't just be floating pieces, they have to have ugly lines for the stencil to actually work, so when carving, I decided to complete the lines as opposed to those of others to give the piece a more finished look. I may have gotten a bit carried away, though, when carving the piece, because I quickly realized that I was going to try to make it perfect to the point where it would take me twice as long as others to finish. But in the end, I have no regrets for it and am very proud of my finished work.