Natural Colors and Complex Design

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 is a tail, buttons, 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. Since I started ceramics, I never had a set theme. I went with the flow and whatever came off of that wheel would be my project that I would turn it. Of coarse I altered each project to make it fit the requirements, but none the less, I never followed any certain theme. 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 is the colors in the leaves or a dragon. 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 and real 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 or my bowls became three projects stacked on top of each other. I went above and beyond my usual artistic views and made head turning projects that confuse and interest each viewer.