Here are two bowls I have made as extra credit. The first one is three inches tall and 4 1/4 inches wide; glazed with white, clear, and rock glaze; and has a smooth, glass-textured inside and a rough, slightly sandy outside; meanwhile, the other is 2 1/2 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches wide; glazed black, clear, and igneous; and also has a smooth inside and sandy outside. While I did not necessarily learn a new skill, I did improve at footing relatively wet clay. In these, the shared texture differences help to distinguish that these two items are unified as a pair. I feel that the unusual texture due to the use of the rock glaze gives the bowls a more experimental feeling, as I have not used rock glaze or different textures as much prior.
Two plates that I have thrown on the wheel. The plate in the first image has a diameter of 6 inches and is 1 inch tall, and the plate in the second image has a diameter of 7 inches and is also 1 inch tall. Both plates feel smooth and glassy to the touch and were glazed using black and Sydney blue. For this project, I learned how to throw a plate on a potter's wheel. I used very differing colors to create a sense of contrast via the opaque black and the slightly transparent blue. This creates a sense of interest.
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