CERAMICS 1
UNIT 1
STAMP PROJECT
Plan:
-wedge clay
-shape clay into tupe
-flatten the bottom
-carve out a heart
-undergalze it white
-fire
-do a clear glaze
-fire
-done!
This piece was a struggle but I am really happy with out it turned out. I brought it home and forgot to clear glaze it though!
FACE PROJECT
Plan:
-wedge clay
- make a oval ball
-flatten the bottom
-make nose and eye and mouth dents
-add balls for the eyes and put strips on top to bring it all together
-add cheek bones
-add eyebrows
-add strips for lips
-hollow out the bottom
-your done!
​For one of my first pieces this turned out really well! It's really cool you how we made this so easily. I fired this one and I'm going to keep it so I can make another one and see how much progress I have made over the year.
MINI MASTERPIECE--of a famous art
-wedge clay
-flatten it (slab roller)
-cut it into a square
-use blower dyer to dry
-underglaze the whole thing green
-mix colors to create the flowers
-add stream in the middle
-fire
clear glaze
-fire
-take home!
I really liked making all of the little flowers on this. I am kind of bummed about how the stream turned out though. It was a lot less prominent before I fired it, and I don't really like how it turned out. But I gave it to my mom as a gift and she loves it so its a success.
UNIT 2
PINCH POT CUT IN HALF
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wedge clay
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form ball
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press a hole in the center of the circle
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pull the edges up around the hole
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widen the bottom out
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place bowl on a blue weel
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hold arm steady to cut the top of the rim to make it even
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smooth the inside and outside of the bowl
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cut it half
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​done!
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PINCH POT TURNED INTO INTO SOMETHING USEFUL
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wedge clay
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flatten two pieces of clay
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cut out a circle from the larger piece
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cut a long even rectangle from the smaller piece of clay
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measure the rectangle to full fit around the circle and cut any excess
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score and slip the circle to the rectangle
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make a worm and score and slip it to the inside of the bowl
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smooth it with a rubber kidney and sponge
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carve out large circles and then three small circles for the paws
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underglaze stripes on the outside
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underglaze the inside white
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fire
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clearglaze
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fire
This piece was a lot harder than I originally expected it to be. It made me very curious if it would be easier to throw a bowl instead. If I was going to make this again I would definitely make it smother and try using a sponge because I had not discovered that method yet when I had made it.