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Jennifer Black 26
Unit 4
Final Piece-3D Master Artwork
Claude Monet
"Water Lilies", 1916-1919
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Progress:
Plan:
Make a bowl with the inside as a pond with lily pads to represent the pond in the painting. Outside of the bowl with vines.
Outcome:
While on the wheel making the bowl, the clay became too flacid and folded over itself. I decided it looked cool so I went with the unique design. I underglazed the vines on the "outside" of the dish by making thinner and thicker lines for depth. To underglaze the pond, I used pinks, whites, dark blue, and light blues so I could create depth when I glazed it blue on top.
Improvements:
Next time, I will give myself more time so I'm able to redo the bowl and create more details.
Cute Star Bowl
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Progress:
Plan:
Use the wheel to make a small bowl and form it into a star shape. Glaze in a similar way.
Outcome:
I made the small bowl with little to no complications on the wheel. I made the mistake of making the star shape before trimming it, so I had to "trim" the bowl off the wheel. I underglazed it with white on the inside and melon on the outside, 3 or more coats each. I painted a small flower on the inside, but as I lifted the bowl it shattered in my hand.
Improvements:
I don't know what I did wrong, I think it was just left out in the bone-dry state for too long. Next time I will trim the bowl while it's still round and then make the star shape so that the rim is better defined.
Monster Project
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Plan:
For this piece, I want to make a cute and slightly creepy fairy-like demon. I want it to keep it's roundness from the reference, but also have a cool texture. I chose this picture because it seemed simple for me to do, but also make it unique for the kid.
Process:
To start, I rolled a ball of clay for the main body. For the eyes, I scooped out two eye sockets and added an eyeball to each and added a thin layer of clay for the eyelids. I rolled several balls for the wings to mimic the picture. Once I was done with the wings, I started on the horns and legs, they were all just thin pieces of clay that were scored and slipped on. Once the piece was bone dry, I underglazed on the pink for the body and white and black for the eyes. After its first firing, I glazed the wings blue and the body another shade of pink, to finish, I clear glazed the eyes.
Collaboration Piece
Improvements:
I don't have many critiques, but I would've done more layers of glaze. I love the weight of the piece and its cuteness
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Progress:
Plan:
My two freshmen and I together designed this mug so that the outside was black with sgraffitoed moon and stars on it and blue on the inside of the mug. Towards the bottom of the mug we wanted a stormy sky with lightning, this represents that there are always better times at the end of hardship. On the handle we wanted to make it a pattern of the black and blue.
Outcome:
I slab-rolled out a piece of clay and scored and slipped it into a big mug. I slab-rolled the handle out as well and made it a half tear drop. With the extra clay, I made the bottom of the mug and the foot. I let it bone dry and underglazed the mug black and the inside royal blue. Once the black was dry, I sgraffitoed the moon and stars. After the bisque-firing, I glazed the stormy clouds and lightning; I finished by clearglazing the whole mug.
Critique:
I absolutely love how the stormy clouds came out, but the black sky is washed out and gray from the clearglaze having a too-thick coat, but I love the stormy/old look of it.
Star Bowl Retry
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Plan:
To redo this piece, I want to make it on the wheel again and a little thicker than last time. This time I won't let it sit out in the bone-dry state for as long as I did last time. I want to use the same glazes I did last time and paint flowers on the inside.
Granny Square Mug
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Plan:
For this piece, I want it to resemble a granny square blanket with cool, unique designs and different colored glazes. I want to construct it with slab-rolled clay.
Outcome:
I used a roll-on pattern on a slab for a cool look, but it just made the mug look like dragon scales instead of a granny square. I was okay with this, so I decided to roll with it and smooth the clay out. I scored and slipped it to walls together and a circle for the bottom. I rolled out clay into a coil and added the foot. Once the mug was bisque-fired, I mid-fire glazed it with chun plum and iron lust.
Critique:
I love how this piece turned out so much. The glaze that dripped in the cracks looks so good. Next time, I need to smooth the pattern out more for a cleaner look.
Progress:
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