Wheel work experience~~ During my two weeks on the wheel I faced many challenges. One of them being that  it was very difficult for me to successfully center the clay. If the clay was not centered from the beginning my pot was lopsided at the top. The bottom of the uncentered pot had clay the…

Planning~~ Planning my teapot was difficult because I wanted to do something that I show interest in. I am making a Dumbo themed tea set. I enjoy taking trips to Disney so I wanted to do a Disney movie. Elephants are my favorite animal so I wanted to incorporate elephants into the tea set as…

Artists Communicate Through Their Work~  My tripod mug shows that I love elephants. I put an elephant on my mug because they are my favorite animal. I put the trunk up on my elephant because ever since I was little my mom has told me trunks up is good luck. I also put palm trees…

Artists Take Risks~~ While I was working on my elephant I took lots of risks. For example, the front end of the elephant was heavier than the back half of it due to the trunk. I took the risk of bending the trunk back to touch it’s back. That idea ended up giving the elephant…

The viewer of the artwork will be able to tell how much time and effort you put into your project. The viewer will appreciate the hard work put into making the project. The dedication will make the viewer look at the art differently especially when they know the project is significant to you. Persistence is…

Observation~~ I paid attention to the legs of the elephant. I made sure that the legs were thick enough and short enough. I also make sure the did not crack. Develop Craft~~ I attached a lot of clay to where the legs met the body. I wanted to ensure that the body had a smooth…

~~ I use a lot of light colored glazes to brighten up the pot. I put my glaze on in thick layers. I go over the coats 2 or 3 times to ensure that when the pot comes out of the kiln after being glaze fired that you can’t see the color of fired clay….

When I was rolling my slabs a problem I had was a lot of cracks. I would smooth out the cracks on one side of the slab then flip it over and the other side would have even more cracks. To overcome the cracks I used a couple squirts of water and a big rubber…

I am using coils and templates to create my pot.  My pot is going to be skinny at the base and flare out at in the  middle. Towards the top it is going to go skinny again and I’m going to add handles. This is building on the skills I already had because we have…