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!