Sunday, December 13, 2009

Transformed Lip

The light and bright yellow contrast with the dark midnight glaze creating a camouflaged surface. This transformed lip bowl is 2x5 in. The project is wheel thrown. There are visible throw marks at the base. The lip was transformed on the wheel. The glazes used are midnight and yellow. The midnight is splattered over the yellow glaze. The two colors contrast and visually look camouflaged.

Hand and Wheel



The scales, arms, and tail make this mug look more like a mythical creature than a cup. This mug is 4x3.25 inch. The mug is wheel thrown, but the hand and arms are hand made. There are very few throw marks visible at the top of the mug. The glazes used are chrome green and sand. The chrome green sits inside the scales, on the inside of the mug, at the lip, and on the handle. The sand is on the belly. This project has an anthropomorphic quality to it in the way that takes an everyday mug to a realistic looking level.

Plates


The splattered ochre and black make the plate appear camouflaged. This plate is wheel thrown. The size is .75x6.5 in. On the top and bottom, there are visible throw marks. The glazes used are black and ochre. The glazing method used is squirting the colors out of a squirt bottle onto the plates surface. The two colors and the way the gazes were applied takes a simple surfaced plate to seeming camouflaged.
The two colors balance eachother out with the dark and light colors. this plate is 1x5.5 in. The project is wheel thrown. Throw marks are visible both ontop and underneath the plate The glazes used are black and red. The two colors meet in the middle and make a line down the middle. the two colors complete eachother creating a balance of the plate.

Mug

The straight forward design and color make this piece very simple. This mug is 3.25x3.75 in. The project is wheel thrown. At the base, there are visible throw marks. The glaze used is red. Where the throw marks are, the red glaze is lighter and more faded. The solid color and linear design makes this project very simple.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Pitcher

The two different glazes help in accentuating the dip of the lip. This 4x4 inch pitcher is wheel thrown. There are visible throw marks at the foot. The glazes used are opaque white and a mix of opaque and black. The outside of the Pitcher is bumpier and the inside is very smooth. The grey glaze, spilling over the the opaque white helps in showing the curve of the project and combines the bumpy and smooth textures together.

Pot-Extra Credit



The two colors combine to create a third color creating another characteristic of the pot. This 5x5.5 inch cylinder is wheel thrown. This project has grooves on the exterior from being thrown as well as on the interior. The glazes used are tomato red and opaque white. The red glaze spells vertically over the horizontal throw marks. The two colors combine on the outside creating another dimension to the pot.

Set of Three

All 3 projects are united though the glazes and glazing styles. This 7.5x1 inch plate is wheel thrown. There are throw marks on both the top and the bottom of the plate. The glazes used are opaque white and shadow green. The vertical glaze drips over the top of the horizontal throw marks. This 2x5 inch bowl is wheel thrown. The throw marks are visible closer towards the bottom of the bowl. The dark shadow green stands out very well on the opaque white. This 3x4 inch cup is wheel thrown. The throw marks are only visible on the outside. The texture of the inside (the shadow green) is smooth and the outside (the opaque white with green drips) is bumpy. With all 3 projects colored opaque white and shadow green with a dripping effect, they are all united.


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Lidded Project



The dark and light glazes create a surprising and an unexpected "pop" in the project. This 3.5x4 inch lidded project is wheel thrown. The throw marks are more visible towards the lip and foot. The glazes used are shadow green and yellow. the green glaze has a bumpy texture while the yellow sits smoothly on the inside. The darker color of the shadow green makes the project seem small on the outside, but once you open the lid, the yellow creates a surprise in the pot's interior.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Tall and Wide Pot

The dark and light colors combined create a balance slimming and enlarging the project. This cylinder pot is 4.5x6 inches. The project is wheel thrown. the project has grooves from being thrown. the glazes used are black and yellow. the dark glaze spills over the surface in a vertical trail over the horizontal throwing marks. The dark and light colors ccreate a balance.

Half-and-Half Vase

When two differing glazes combine in the middle, they create a contrast that is visually pleasing. This 4x6 in. vase is wheel thrown. the texture has grooves from the throwing marks. The opaque white and turquoise glazes sit well on the vase. the two colors meet in the middle to create a whole other color. the two colors create a subtle, but appealing contrast.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009