This here is a vase, and it is 4 inches tall and 3 3/4 inches wide. It is also glazed white, turquoise, shadow green, and black; it also has the typical uniform clean glassy texture. Through the use of colors in particular, the viewer's eye is directed to move downwards over the the glaze drips as well as toward the inside of the vase. For this, I feel that it conveys a sense of peacefulness through using cool colors as well as black.
This cup with a pulled handle is 3 inches tall and 5 inches wide including spout and handle, is glazed with black and clear, and has a smooth, glassy texture. When in the process of making this object, I did learn how to pull a handle successfully. Through the shape of the cup and the handle, patterns are created in the design of the cup handle and the black barriers on the main body. In this, I intended for it to convey a more aesthetically pleasing feeling over much else through the fairly simple glazes on the cylinder of the cup.
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.
This is my planter, which I have made on the wheel. It is 4 1/2 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches tall; utilizes clear, turquoise, and green glaze; and is mostly smooth textured. In this project, I learned how to use cement to repair cracks in bisqued projects. An art element present in this is form, as it has both a cylinder shape and a plate shape. A design element present in this is emphasis, as the shallow bowl on the bottom of the planter beings attention to the taller, smaller cylinder at the top half of the planter. I intended for this to convey a utilitarian feeling as something that could be put to use because if the size of it is too small to hold a plant, it should at least be large enough to hold small everyday items.
This is an altered bowl and it is 5 1/4 inches at its widest and 2 1/2 inches tall; is glazed using black, white, clear, and cobalt; and has a smooth texture throughout. In order to make this, I learned how to alter projects after throwing. In this, the main art elements are value, shape, and color. Combined, the main design element that is present is balance, which is achieved through both the contrast between the black and white as well as through the bar of clear-colored glaze that separates the top from the bottom of the bowl. With this, I want to bring out a feeling of order, as the differing colors in the bowl are arranged in a way that separates out the different parts of the bowl.
I have made this cup using the wheel. It is 2 7/8 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches tall, is glazed using the scrap glaze, and is somewhat rough textured. In order to make this, I did learn how to pull a handle; however, I did not manage to attach it in time. In this, the main art elements would be shape and form. The main design element is balance, as the single color emphasizes the shape of the project. I wanted this to convey a feeling of unification by keeping it simple.
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