My piece was created by making a pinch pot of sorts and creating a spout by smoothing my finger over one spot for awhile. I attached a simple handle (I did not forget to score and slip!). Once the actual piece was created, bisqued, and covered with a mysterious chemical by Ms. Sudkamp, we got to cover them in salt, copper, and other materials such as sticks, leaves, and copper wiring. Maybe it was because of not enough air space in between the tin foil I wrapped around the piece, but sadly, not many patterns appeared on the piece :( . While I was fascinated by the history of the process of firing by the Native Americans, since my piece did not work out the way I wanted or hoped for, I am hesitant to do it again. If I found a way to create a for sure way to have the patterns show up, I did find the process cool and would for sure, do it again! |
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I thought the molding process in general is an interesting concept and an easy way to get a detailed and realistic piece. I think Vicki was successful because it completed its purpose of looking like a real human head. Next time I would trim some of the extra clay before firing though. I would also take more time with a smaller brush to paint more neatly. Process: This piece had lots of “add-on”s; meaning the piece started one way and finished with a lot more than originally planned. For example, I started with the idea of having one giant tile, and then it turned into five smaller tiles. Then I painted them with acrylics and attached them to a board (luckily we had one the perfect size). I evenly spaced them out and then “stained” the board using watered down acrylics to match the border of the appropriate tile. All in all, I am glad it turned out how it did. Successes Overall, I am proud of this piece. I think it was successful that once attached, the tiles did not come off the board, and the fact that I created a stain (more or less).It was also successful to create realistic looking foods for the tiles to have. Another success could have been that I accurately measured the tiles and space between them. In general, there were more successes that “failures”. A last success could be my time efficiency; I tried to always add on to the piece to use my time wisely. Changes While generally successful, there are some things I would change about this piece. Next time I would get reference images to create a more realistic look to the foods. I would also spend more time applying the tiles to the board because I feel like I rushed that part and may pay for it later on. Next time I would also spend more time creating a better color palette, but overall I think it looks delicious. Who knew there were so many ways to create relief in art? These mini projects were a fun (and pretty simple) way to practice for our main project. Since I was not here for this part of the class last year, it will hopefully help on my final project. The most difficult materiel was the cardboard since there were many different textured layers to go through. Overall, the others went pretty easily (even if they did not turn out perfect). I think out of these three the easiest (and most successful) was my clay sunset, which I can't wait to glaze! |
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January 2016
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