In class we are prepairing for our first long term project. A project like this requires planning. For our planning we have made sketches and sculpted mockettes.  These drawings and mini sculptures help to give us direction while we are in the process of sculpting the actual piece. I’ve also used art making skills that […]

Recently in class we’ve been glazing bowls made by other people in the beginning of the year. After firing the bowls i was surprised yo see how much the glazes had changed the look of the bowls. I liked the variation of colors on the outside of the bowl and on the inside of the […]

The past two weeks in class we have been working on pinch pots. This is a technique in which you make a ball of clay just big enough to almost fit in your hand, and you then press your thumb into the center. After this you begin pinching and shaping the clay. This a new […]

Since beginning pottery 1, i have learned techniques to shape and mold clay into how I desire it to look. With the “Empty Bowl” project I learned how to use the pug-mill, the slab roller, and an assortment of tools used to change the physical look of the bowl once shaped. In the “Pinch-Pot” assignment […]