Ceramic Tile Finished

What process did you go through to complete your work?

I had to paint the palm trees black and then the moon and both with a pin tool. Then I painted the layers and mixed them together to try to make it look like the night sky.

Do you have a title for your work?

I have named my work "Paradise at Midnight".

Is there detail in your work?

Yes! I put lots of detail in this project in attempt to make it look real.

Ancient Vase

What were some of your solutions?

I sponge painted the green and turquoise and the I painted the back details on afterwards.

Did you take any risks?

Yes, I took risks when I decided to paint all the detailing on because it could have turned out looking sloppy but I took the time and it looks good!

How could you make it better?

I could make it better by not making the detailing so big because I think there's a little too much black and it would look better if it was more green.

Beach Tile Incomplete

What techniques did you use?

For making the grass I used a pin tool and made little scratches to look like blades of grass.

Did you take any risks?

I think I took a risk my trying to replicate a landscape scene when it could have turned out really bad and nothing like the picture I was trying to replicate.

Can you make it better?

It will look much better after I glaze it and add all the colors so you can tell it is a night beach scene.

Finished Fruit Goblet

What were some of your solutions?

I attempted to build the goblet as one piece but it fell apart in the kiln. So then I had to glue the pieces together after they were glazed.

Did you take any risks?

I took risks when I had to glue the pieces together because I didn't know if the pieces would fall apart or stick together the right way.

How could you make your work better?

I could make my work better if I had glued the pieces together in a different way that wouldn't make it as lopsided and it would be more balanced because it tilts to one side.

In-process Ancient Vase

What were some of your solutions?

I've been using slabs to piece together my vase. I've also been leaving my vase out to dry when I add more slabs so it is stable and not wet when I add more pieces.

Is the project turning out the way you want it too?

The outside looks smooth and the vase it structurally stable but I wish I had made it wider to look more like the original ancient vase.

Is there detail in your work?

I'm just creating the vase now and I think I'm going to paint on the details. So no there is not much detail.

Broken/ In-Progress Fruit Goblet

Did you take any risks?

Yes I took the risk of making my goblet more skinny and tall than wide and short which caused it's collapse.

What process did you use?

I made the base and the lemon and made each of the vegetables and fruits and just stacked them on top of one another.

What were some of your solutions?

I found that using texture materials on the outside of the foods made them look so much more realistic.

Finished Ceramic Monster

Do you have a title for your work?

I named my work "Monster Kitty" because it has vampire teeth and a spiked tail.

What is the main idea?

The main idea was to make a monster so I made mine a cat because I like cats and then I added features that monsters have to make it a monster kitty😊.

Did your project turn out the way you want it too?

My project turned out exactly the way I wanted it too! One thing I would do different though is glaze the tail one more coat because there are parts of it that are a little transparent. I would also have added more clay to the opposite side the tail is on to make it more stable because it sits a little slanted.

Unfinished Monster Cat

What process did you go through to complete your work?

I made two pinch pots and connected them to make the head and body. Then I added facial feature and a tail. Lastly I've been putting spikes on the tail and I'm going to add arms.

What is the main idea?

It started out as making a cat and I added features to make it more like a monster. It is starting to look like a wild thing from the book "Where the Wild Things Are".

Is there detail in your work?

Yes there is detail in the face and all the tiny spikes I made.

Finished Free Form

Is your work turning out the way you envisioned?

It actually turned out better than I envisioned! I have had problems with glazing and choosing the right glaze but this time the glazes I chose were awesome!

How can you make it better?

I could make it better if when I formed it I had centered the cup more so it would be more balanced.

Finished Spaghetti Box

Is your work turning out the way you envisioned?

I envisioned it would look this way but not as sloppily painted and not as collaspsed. It was really hard to separately glaze the noodles and sauce, each needing three coats.

How can you make it better?

I could've made it better by taking more time to glaze it and being more attentive to keeping the right color of glaze on certain parts.

Are you taking any risks? Doing things you've never done before?

Yes, I took the risk of making a spaghetti box as my second ever ceramics project. I started without much direction or a plan but in the end it turned out alright.

Free Form in Progress

How can you make it better?

I would make it better by centering the cup more if I made another free form.

Did you feel challenged creating it?

I didn't feel challenged. It only took 15 minutes and was pretty easy.

Spaghetti Food Box in Progress

What were some of your solutions?

Creating a clay base and cutting noodles and stick them to the base.

Are you challenging yourself?

Yes because the lid was very hard to shape to the base and the lip on the lid was also difficult to make.

Is your work turning out the way you envisioned?

I pictured the lid being more dome shaped but it caved in. I think it will turn out okay.

Coil Vase

What were some of your solutions?

Texturing the inside really well and joining the coils together and letting them harden til adding more.

Which solution did you chose and why?

I chose both of my solutions to keep my vase stable.

Did you feel challenged creating it?

I felt challenged creating it and keeping my vase stable and to the shape I desired.

Is your work turning out the way you envisioned?

The vase itself turned out the way I envisioned but I expected it to glaze blue since I glazed it Stormy Blue, but it is tan.

How can you make it better?

Glaze it a better color.