This piece was very frustrating for me. I hated my design, and my love for clay depleted throughout this piece as it became very difficult to want to finish it. I wanted to show a beautiful lily flower as I was named after them, and have a cool abstract water-like background to surround it. I feel as though it did not represent what I wanted it to do, and I am not very happy with the results.

To create this piece, I first had to cut a chunk of clay and roll it out into the perfect slab. then I let it air dry for a few days, drying out the clay just enough for it to be carvable. Then we coated it in a black underglaze and added about three layers until it was completely black and dry. Then it was time to carve. I used the scratchboard design I created as a first draft for reference and began carving away at my slab. Finally, after it was fully carved, I added about three layers of topcoat and let it dry. Then it was fired in the kiln and it became a finished product.

There was no research done for this piece. My idea was generated through my background knowledge of flowers, especially lily flowers in ponds. Instead, I needed to learn how to carve a clay slab using negative space, and how to replicate a scratchboard design onto a clay work. After a few demonstrations by my art teacher and a video to help with any extra questions, I was able to finish this piece, and fire it so it was complete.