Coil and carve

In this project, we were required to construct a cup-like vase form out of coiled strands of clay. To start the project, we began with a solid slab clay base, then formed coils from hand (but eventually manually) by rolling out a mass of clay. I then began biulding up the many coild in a circular shape, using the straches and slip to attach one coil to the next. Once the piece was about 4-8 coils high, I then began brushing the clay together to create a sturdy base beofre adding more coils. In total, this project was about 8-9 coils high. Once the clay was smooth everywhere and leather hard, I began carving by taking clay away as seen in the overhead picture. Once sanded and bisque fired, I then used PC-23 Float Blue, and PC-29 Deep Olive Speckle glazes, dripping the blue over the green to match the wave-like carvings.

Most of this project was based off form, shape, and color, in referrence to the glazes. I tired to make each piece very consice, because, smilar to my other pots with a punctional purpose, every little can become very noticeable on something simple. To achieve this, a had to wait a day after the constrcution faze to smooth this cup by sanding down any sharp edges that may have rizen from the carving. I love the glazes I used for this project. Each glaze, especially the Float Blue, PC-23 one was electrifyingly beautiful. I also like how the ocean-like carving matches the blue glaze that I dripped off the rim of the cup to look similar to waves, or other aquatic things. Overall, this porject was very simple, so there are therefore not many significant principals of art used. Although simple, this project was also very hard, because, like I said earlier, any mistake is easily noticed in the cup's simplicity. I struggles most with the overall form of the cup. It was hard to create something flat when it is made out on uneven coils. To overcome these struggles, I just spent extra time sanding out any imperfection.