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SLAB BUILDING WITH SLUMP MOLD

wedge clay
flatten with slab roller
pick out a dish to put the slab on
place slab on top of dish
press it on
cut off all extra on the sides
smooth with a sponge
set it out to dry
use blow dryer when it is not dry enough
pick out a design on pintrest
ask sub to go to library to print it out
come back and use a pen to trace the outline onto the clay
get underglaze colors
paint the flower and put to be fired
glaze
fire agian

I was unsure with how this project would turn out, but it ended up being one of my favorite things I have made. I thought it was really cool that the pen drew straight on to the clay. I chose the flower design because it reminds me of the flowers my mom grows in our garden. If I was going to make another one I would start out with more clay. I had enough because the was extra on the top but I couldn't figure out a way to make a slab big enough.

SGRAFIFTO

wedge clay
use a rolling pin to make a thick flat slab
cut out a circle
smooth with sponge
dry with blowdryer
paint with pink underglaze
dry with blow dryer
find a design on Pinterest
carve that design
put to be fired, fire
clear glaze, fire

Originally I had thought of it as a good coaster gift, but I love it so much I am using it as room decor. I don't know if there is very much I would change . This is definitely something I would make again in a new color or with a new design.

COIL BUILDING

wedge clay
cut into a pieces
make the pieces into worms
cut the worms into short pieces
make some sprials
add them to the bowl
add balls where I think space needs to be filled
and add swiggles when there is to many spirals next to eachother

I do not have a firing process for this piece because I came into class and it was out drying and it had completely crumbled. I was really disappointed because this piece was really fun to make and I think it would have turned out really well. I don't know what I would have used it for though. Next time I would put cornstarch on the inside and make put a slab on the inside so the coils had something to stick to.

RELIEF CARVING

wedge clay
use a rolling pin to make a really thick slab
cut into a circle with an edge so it looks like a shell
map out indents so it looks like a spiral
carve out the indents
make sure the lines separating them are curved defining the sprial
smooth with sponge
fire
use jungle gems to paint so it has a natural painted effect
fire
clear glaze
fire
done!

I found this design on Pinterest and I thought it was really fun. I also liked it because I thought I could find a good purpose. I am using it right now as a earing holder! I think projects like these are my favorites because it is something I can display in my room and be proud of while also serving a purpose. If I were to make this again one thing I might do differently is make the indents smaller so it looked more like a shell. However I am happy with it the way it is because it can hold more earnings this way.

SLAB BUILDING WITH DARTS

wedge clay
put through slab roller
cut into a cup shaped rectangle
score and slip together
pinch four corners
cut out triangles in the corner
score and slip together
go back to slab roller with a little clay
cut out a square a little smaller than the bottom of the cup
score and slip the square and the cup together
fire
put on biskware shelf
when we get back from break I want to paint it blue and add little lavender flowers clear glaze and fire agian

I made this piece when the sub was here and she was super helpful. One thing I wish I would've done a little differently is making a bigger square at the bottom so it did not get as smashed in. Another thing I would have done is smooth it out more. When it came out of the kilm it was a little bumpy. I also made this really recently so I did not have time to glaze it yet. I think I will give it to my mom as a flower vase.