Broken Ceramics: Project Down

There is less to be said and more to be seen when it comes to my ceramics. I don't have a ton of experience in throwing, but what I did manage to produce I am proud of. This semester was tricky, because our first big assignment was a throwing project, and I fell behind and didn't manage to finish the last step before crit. Because of which I got a super lousy grade and proceeded to feel discouraged about throwing. I made a semi-promise to myself that I would stop throwing and spend more time on other things, because it clearly wasn't worth the time and effort, if my hours and hours of work produced a meager C-. But come the final interview with me and my teacher, she was disappointed that I hadn't kept up. She said that I had talent and she thought that I could get further with it. Soooo fine. I will try it again this coming semester.

In the meantime, here is what I have been working on this past few months.

Pieces from my Autumn Series. I painted wheat stalks underneath the glaze.

Also part of my Autumn series.

Christmas Jug. Part of the Winter Series.

This particular jug was built from two separate pieces attached together after the fact.

I call these my Frog Jugs, for self-explainable reasons I'd hope.

This jug was also two seperate pieces joined together. The difference with this one is the base piece was actually thrown upside down to how it is now. Then I was playing with the shapes afterwards, flipped it upside down, put the small round one on top, and boom. My Killer Whale Jug. It is also the only jug I made that pours well. But not just well. This jug pours amazingly. I must copy what I did.

A strange little bread box. I made it, I love it, I have no idea what to do with it.

Hand built lace cups.

Part of the Spring Series.

This jug started to 'melt' while I was throwing it, so I just stopped and kept it was it was. I call it my Melting Pot.

Garden Knome Castle. Or something. A project working on interlocking shapes.

Obviously, a watering can type shape. The jug for my Summer Series. The glazes in this one did super neat things, that I have shown other people and they glazed their pieces for a similar effect. I want to play with it more this semester to get it down to a science.

I know the piece on the right is wood fired, but the one on the left.. I cannot remember. It either was definitely wood fired, or I used one of the glazes we have that gives a vessel a wood-firedesque look to it. I'm just not sure if this was that one or not.

These cups, and the mug beneath it, were part of my first Woodfire. Officially my most favorite way of firing ceramics.

Also wood fired. These two were one of the first things I threw beginning of this year. Looking at those compared to my other, later works, I am super pleased with my progress, and anticipate greater things this semester. Here's hoping!