Unit 1 & 2

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Unit 1

Stamp

This is my stamp, it has a long handle, and a square bace. I decided to use my initials as what it will stamp. I did not end up contimuing to glaze it, because I thought that it was too big to carry around to stamp my peices.

Plan:

roll out the handle
form the square base
roll out small coils for my initials
attatch them

Face sculpture

Plan:

make the ball of clay somewhat head shaped

Sculped the nose and eyes, then the wyebrows and lips

For this being one of my firt items to make, I think it turned out relativly well. I think the lips could have been more realistic. Ultimatly i chose fot to sontinue with this peice.

Small peice with undgerglaze

Plan:

roll out the clay, and put it into a slump mold
Make the borders
indent the pattern
underglaze in the small parts
add a ring to the bottom so it sits flat

I made this to hold some of my jewlry, and I think it turned out great for that. There is one spot that the purple glaze spilled on it so there is a small smudge, but it is not too big. Overall I am happy how this turned out.

Unit 2

Pinchpot cut in half

This is my first attempt at a pinch pot, I think I did well on it. It looks relatively even all around.

Pinch pot & small animal

For my pinch pot, I decided to make a small pot that will hold a plant. Monkeys are one of my favorite animals, and while looking on Pinterest I saw cute monkey sculptures, and was inspired. I then realized this piece can be both my pinch pot and my small animal sculpture.

Plan:

make pinch pot
make ears
roll and cut out face features
underglaze face
claze the rest

First, I sculpted my pinch pot body, following the videos and techniques shown in class. Then I sculpted the ears using flattened balls of clay. After that I rolled out clay and cut it to the shape of the monkeys face and made all of the other features to my liking.

I under glazed my piece, using the desired colors to make it look more like a monkey. then it was fired.

Two pinch pots together

Plan:

Make 2 equal-sized pinch pots
slip and score them together, and even out the seam
Cut a hole in the top
mold the lip outward
Attach all of the designs and underglaze them
glaze the rest of the pot

I liked the shape that it turned out, and I like the designs that I made on it. However, I do not like how the glaze turned out. I think it looks too uneven, especially the inside rim.

Historically inspired

Plan:

Use a slump mold to make the plate
carv out the rim designs i wanted
underglaze the orange colors
underglaze black in the carved out parts
underglaze paint the boat in the center

I really like the way that the colors and all of the designs turned out. I wish everything were a little bit more centered, but I'm still satisfied with it. The rim of he plate is a little thin, and I should have evened it out more

Mini Masterpiece tile(not finished)

For this masterpeice tile, I chose to base it off of the painting, "The fallen angel" by Alexandre Cabanel.

Plan:

make the tile shape
form the nose and eybrows
make the eyes
make the arm and hair
carve out behind the arm

I completely sculpted this, and was very satisfied with it, but it overheated on the shelf outside, and it cracked because it became too hard, so I had to remake it.

Because my face broke and I had to remake it, my remake turned out a little different. I do not like my remake as much as my original, and I wish it was more angled as my first one was.

Choice

Plan:

roll out slab
attatch shelf bottom with wavy pattern
underglaze yellow, with black lines

I saw somthing similar to this on instagram, and decided to maek my own. It is a wall hanging , where a whiteboard marker can sit, and you can use it as a erasable to-do list. I am very happy with how it turned out.