John Graether - Visual Arts Portfolio (Application for Orange County Artist of the Year)
Completed Projects
"Ceramic Mandala"
Ceramic slab with blue glaze.
Diameter = 3.5"
Thickness = 1/3"
"Coil Pot"
Ceramic coils & slabs with blue crystal glaze.
Height = 4.75"
Width = 6"
Depth = 4"
"Shrunken Head"
Double pinch pot, slab (the hair), & small coils (on eyes and lips) with ivory glaze.
Height = 4.5"
Width = 2.5"
Depth = 3"
In Progress Projects
"Tea Pot"
Slabs & coils. The spout is actually a coil with a core extracted, not a long slab with the edges attached.
When complete, it will have ivory and dark green glazes on the outside, and brown for the interior.
Height (with lid) = 5"
Width (handle to spout) = 8"
Depth (from side view) = 6"
"Swan Pot"
Slabs, hollow head, large coil (handle)
When complete will have ivory glaze everywhere but for the face where there will be orange and black like most actual swans.
Height = 5.5"
Width (tail to neck) = 10.5"
Depth (from side view) = 4.6"
I would like to thank Mrs. Parsons - Ceramics 1 P, Pacifica High School - for her instruction and guidance.
Thanks for looking!