Week 6

This week we worked on the four pinch pots that would and will become two salt and pepper shakers.

I'm trying to add cylinders to my light houses to have the top where lighthouses have there light and rocks on the bottom. The pepper will have black rocks and salt white rocks. When I first started the second light house, it was far to wide. Instead of starting over I improvised and sliced vertically and merged the seams back together in  order to have two lighthouses the same size.

Next week I plan to cut the tops as well to have the railings with out puncturing the lighthouse  shakers. Then put holes for the salt at the top and a stopper at the bottom

All fired, time for glazin'

The blue fish plate, curvy bowl, other fish plate (under pinch pots), and 3 pinch pots are all mine :)

Week 5

               This week we watched videos and were shown how to make a salt and pepper shaker or a candle holder if we want to pierce the clay instead. The videos went over how much clay and how many balls it will take to make a set The answer is 4, 2 for each; one a top and a bottom if you will. we also put our pinch-pot replicas in the drying ca binet. we went over form and function again and drew spheres on paper. Then we saw how many different objects have . We also drew radial designs and designed our salt and pepper shakers.

Week 4.5: Pich Pot Replica of Culture Project

The middle pinch pot represents the modern ceramic techniques. The pear shaped bottle on the left with the flower topper represents a modern twist on a liquid container that the Eastern Asia would of used. The flower is building of the motif of a cherry blossom. While the cup on the right has four feet and my stamp pressed on the outside. It is the first pinch pot I made.

Post Cultural Ceramics

These drawings show sketches of the different cultures in ceramics. From the Middle East, Japan and China, Navajo, Aztec, Africa, Greek, and Modern ceramics has had a big part in each. Some have more function then other, such as a tea pot or a water jug. While others are purely decorative such as the modern sculptures. Each could of had some part in pinch pot technique.  Each group went over several pieces and we took notes. The goal is to make a replica of one of these. I choose the the modern ceramics with the simplistic curves to serve as a small jewelry dish.

Paradox

 

 

My Work So Far

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