Empty Bowls Project 2017

How to Make a Bowl. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.

This project was a big task to take on at the beginning of the semester when we were first learning about how to use and shape clay. The process of making a bowl was to first roll out the clay to 1.5 to 1 cm thick slabs. Next we needed to lay the slab of rolled out clay onto or inside and use the bowl to mimic the shape. This process can be painstakingly difficult as it was the most important step of the process. After the bowl was fitted into the bowl we left the clay to dry, making sure the bowl wasn't cracking inside the mold. Once the clay was dry we could engrave designs of make touch ups to make the as close to perfection as possible. The it was time for the bowl to go into the kiln. After the bows came out of the kiln and were actually bowls now the were ready to be glazed. We painted artistic designs and images onto the bowl and then they went back into the kiln for an even higher temperature so that the glaze can melt and turn into glass. This firing of the glazed bowls was the last step of the process and the bowl was finished and ready to be sold.

This project was, in my opinion, a large success. Not just in the prophets we made in the end but also the experience was a large part of the success of the Empty Bowls project. The way this project dove me to make the best end product that I was able to create was a truly amazing experience. I got to look into a creative side of myself the I don't get to see all that often anymore, now that I am in high school. The project made me think of ideas and force myself to use multiple types of art such as drawing with pencil, for my sketches of ideas, color pencil, for coming up with a color scheme for each bowl, but mainly sculpting, because I did a lot of 3-D work on my bowls forcing me to learn how to make precision cuts and straight lines in order to get the right look. Another way that this project was extremely successful was in the sales at the end of the project and how well all the customers love the handmade products they were buying. The whole project was an amazing experience that is not just helping me in skill development but also that this project is helping the less fortunate people around the world. All of the proceeds are going to an organization to help people that aren't as privileged as us. All in all I am glad that I got to be a part of something larger than just myself, I got to be a part of a group effort to take 

action against hunger all around the world.

Action Against Hunger. Digital image. 
Http://www.actionagainsthunger.org. N.p., n.d. Web.

Reference list

"Steps in the Ceramic Process." Art Insight. N.p., 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 09 May 2017.

"Empty Bowls." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2017. Web. 09 May 2017.

"Action Against Hunger logo." Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA - Ending World Hunger & Malnutrition. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2017.

Project: tiles

In ceramics class were tasked with creating tiles that show things we enjoy, so for both of the tiles I have created I used things that link to skateboarding. For the tile assignment I have created 2 tiles. One being my favorite image taken by Lance Silber, who works with the Braille YouTube channel to create videos on how to skateboard. Lance is the filmer and editor for the channel and ocaisannly takes photos.

Lance Silber 

Why I chose it: 

For my first tile I used what could possibly be the most iconic photo ever taken on the Braille YouTube channel (photo linked here). I don't have a picture from before the glazeing was done, but while glazing I decided to use a lighter blue on the background. 

Process: for this tile I decided i wanted to carve out the background of the tile so the person and skateboard are popping out of the tile. Once I had carved out the background it went on to be fired. After it had been fired I decided to glaze it a little different than to original image. I used a lighter blue on the background and a black on the skater and skateboard.

The glazed tile

After I finished that tile I decided to go on and make another tile but I was struggling with what to put on it. To figure out what I was going to engrave int the slab I went through what I liked and chose to do the thrasher logo (linked here). I couldn't find much on the Thrasher logo other than it was first a drawing and then became printed on the monthly Thrasher magazines (Thrasher website linked here).

Process: For this tile I wanted more of an engraving than a carving so I used a pointy object to engrave the lines in. 

After I did this project I started to think about how I participate in art everyday. How I take pictures and film videos and also do my drawing homework or even just drawing class. I really like art and how i am helping and growing the subject.

references: Sprocker7. YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. <https://www.youtube.com/user/sprocker7>.

"Thrasher Magazine - Displaying items by tag: Junk Drawer." Http://www.thrashermagazine.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 
2017.

FineLineDesignStudio. "Sk8." Pinterest. N.p., 04 Mar. 2016. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

Monster pot reflection

Our assignment was to create a pinch pot using white clay. My plan was to make a small pot with eyes coming out of the top. After it started drying it began to crack and crumble.I used a plastic knife to score the clay and used slip to attach the eyes. After it was bone dry I was working on it and the eyes fell off. At this point I was to angry to make new eyes, so I painted eyes on using underglaze. The teeth were staying on well and still haven't broke off. I decided to do another pinch pot since i new what not to do. I made my second pot using a different clay that didn't dry as fast, so it didn't crack.
Once I had made my new pot I added eyes coming out of the top, but I thought it looked bare. I thought about what I wanted it to be, and I decided I wanted it to be a grandfather. I didn't add teeth but I added a pair of glasses. I really liked the way it was looking so I moved on to glazing.
I went over what colors I wanted to use and I wanted to glasses to pop, so I decided to body was going to be yellow and the glasses were going to be red. It went in the kiln for the second time and wen it came out it was perfect. It was complete.