The Simple Beauty of Life and Fantasy

Throughout our lives, we are exposed to the beautiful colors nature has to offer. With these striking colors and a little fantasy within the design, your artwork reaches a whole new level. No longer do you possess projects like a cylinder or a bowl, but projects like a dragon mug and a buttoned-up pitcher.

On my website, I have all sorts of projects. My projects range from a basic cylinder to a complex mug and many others in-between. Thus far this year, I have completed a number of projects. Their natural colored glazes and structure and design techniques can unite each project. I glazed most if not all the same way; dip and dry. The construction methods I used were usual wheel thrown with hand added decorations, whether it be a handle, a spout, arms, or scales. Each project has something anthropomorphic about it. If the artwork doesn’t speak for itself, the pictures taken definitely help.

Theme has been something I knew would become a part of what I do in ceramics, I just didn’t think it would have been so hard to come up with. For the past weeks (since I started ceramics) I never gave the theme of what I would be doing much thought. I just figured one day it would come to me. Now the time has come and the first thing that came to my mind is “Nature and all its beauty.” Of coarse it was a little rocky, so I changed it to be “The simple beauty of natural colors and fantasy worlds.” Slightly more better. I chose this theme to represent my projects as a whole because many of my projects resemble a part or color of nature or fantasy whether it be the colors in the leaves or a starry night. Because of the colors I chose are natural, such as greens, whites, blacks, browns, and light blues, all the projects can be linked to something to do with the outdoors, and with a little construction, they can be instantly turned into something of the fantasy world.

Throughout my year in ceramics, I have transformed my artistic abilities. I stayed safe in the beginning with simple projects like a plate and a cylinder. As the year progressed, I ended up making intricate designs on these simple projects. My cylinders quickly became a dragon mug.