Unit 2 projects

Pinch pot cut in half

This project was to make sure we were getting our thickness and angle right for our pinch Pot. We could see this by cutting the pot in half. From the picture you can see that my pot might be a bit thick at the bottom, but it has the right angle type.

Pinch Pot

This project we had to make a pinch Pot. I started off by wedging my clay and molding it into a round shape. After that I dug my thumb into the clay and started pinching it around the sides to form my pot. I was pinching for a while to get the right shape. Once I was happy with my shape I cut the top of using the rotation device so it would have a smoother and more even top. I then smoothed out all the sides with a sponge and using my fingers. Once I was happy with my shape, I placed it into the kiln. I then got the idea off of Pinterest to put little cherries onto it as decoration. They didn't turn out how I hope and I did a few little mistakes. I used the end of a paintbrush to do the red cherries and a normal paintbrush to do the stem.

2 Pinch pots put together

This project we had to make something out of two pinch pots that we had to put together. I first started off by putting my two pinch pots together and smoothing it out. I then looked on Pinterest and saw the idea to do a chicken. I liked this idea as I could use it for a holder or something else useful. Once I smoothed it out I got some separate clay and started making the features of my chicken. This included the eyes, nose and feet. I then had to score and slip all of my features onto the duck. After that I got it fired so I could start glazing it. I chose to do the colors that represent a chicken and the most similar colors I could find that resembled what I was going for. I glazed it then put a clear glaze on top so it turned glossy. Once everything was done and it was out the kiln I noticed that it had some brown spots on it. This was because I didn't completely glaze my chicken. Next time I am going to be more observant and more thorough with glazing as it can leave spots like that. Overall I am happy with how it turned out, if I was to do this again I would smooth out the two pinch pots more so it wasn't so bumpy and noticeable.

Historically inspired piece

This project was to research a historically inspired piece and make it. I chose to do an ancient Greek women sculpture. There are many Greek women sculpture inspired pieces. The history behind this is that a Roman poet Ovid, relates that Pygmalion, a sculpture, makes an ivory statue representing his ideal of womanhood and then falls in love with his own creation that he made.

I started off by wedging my clay and rounding it into a ball. I then dropped it a few times on the table to see what shape I would get. I then got a shape that I could start off of. I started with her back by molding it with my fingers. I pinched my fingers a lot to create her arms and the legs. I then used a sculpting tool to do her belly button and used my fingers and some wooden tools to carve out her breasts. I found this project difficult as I have never done a human sculpture before, I found that making her body was difficult, also trying to get everything right and proportional. If I was to do this task again I would take more time and try and get those little details that I missed.

Small Sculpture

For this project I decide to do something that would be useful to me so, instead of making an animal I made a jewelry tray that I could use at home. I started by rolling out my clay, then carving a weird shape out. Using the remainder of the clay I rolled out a thick long piece to stick on top. I scored and slipped it on then using wooden tools I smoothed it out. I then had it fired so I could glaze it. I went with white so it would suit my room and match everything. If I was to do this project again I would make sure everything was smooth before getting it fired as there are some little mistakes and bumps in it.

Relief tile

This project we were assigned to make a relief tile. For this project I looked on pinterest for some inspiration and came across a starfish tile that I liked. I started with the base by rolling a slab out. I then wedge clay and started molding my starfish. I traced it out first until it looked how I wanted it to. I then carved it out and smoothed out the sides. I then scored and slipped it onto my base. After that I got a signing tool and put little dents into the base around the starfish, kind of representing bubbles. The colors I thought would come out different I was hoping for a lighter blue to represent the starfish and the orange I wanted a bit lighter. I would definitely choose different colors next time and maybe add some more texture to it. Overall I am still happy with how it turned out.