Pinch pots

In this assignment, we were asked to make a creative piece using a least five pinch pots, using the same technique that I practiced in the last "Spheres" project. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to create a plant-like piece after being inspired my some botanic pieces I saw online. After I was finished creating and attaching different pinch-pots together, I realized that the art form I created looked very similar to a cactus. It was bulbous on the bottom, but the pinch pot on top looked like a flower. In seeing this, I choose my glaze colors similar to those of a real-life cactus: dark green (PC-29 Deep Olive Speckle) and a light pink (C-50 Cherry Blossom) for the flower. I had no expectation that this design would evolve into a cactus.

The most present principal or element of art in this piece would be "form". I spent a full advisory period perfecting, smoothing, and sandpapering the piece so that it would look sophisticated. The form of this piece makes it look clean and put-together. Starting from the bottom with the largest parts, and then growing to the top where the flower sits, creates a visually proportional piece that just makes sense gravitationally. Although form is the most present and important element in this piece, emphasis is also necessary. To allow the flower to stand out, I used opposite colors. All of these components that give this piece character are very present and visually active when looked at. As I discussed earlier, I am most proud of the way that I was able to turn something that was not planned for (my piece morphing into a botanic shape) into a somewhat good looking art form. This was also a struggle that I was able to overcome.