This project is the largest bowl I have made so far. It is about 6 inches wide and 5 inches tall with a deep bowl shape and a simple white glaze with black and green drips all along the sides. For this bowl I used quite a bit a clay but I found it easier to work with especially when it came to keeping it centered. I am still trying to improve my bowl shapes so I really made an asserted effort to make the form as uniform and practical as possible when shaping the bowl. I wanted it to be a gradual curve outward as it created the bowl space so that it wasn't awkward to eat out of. I tried to use a different technique with the rib tool to create this shape by holding it a different way as I shaped the clay. However it didn't turn out as I wanted it to. Although the form of the bowl did not turn out as I had hoped I made sure to make up for that when it came time to glaze. I wanted to also focus on the movement of colors amongst the rounded shape of the bowl so I decided to add drops of black and green along the outside as to give contrast to the simple white base. Originally I was very proud of how big I was able to throw when I made this bowl but I then realized that the base was too thin to foot so I ended up having to leave it without a foot ring. Also somehow as my bowl was drying before it went into the bisque it became very lopsided which just threw the whole project off. While it is true that this is probably the biggest project I have thrown it is also ironically my least favorite... in the end though this bowl taught me that everything in life is a learning experience and just because things do not always turn out as you expect them to doesn't mean you should let that get you down or stop you from trying to do better next time. There is always room for improvement.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
June 2017
Categories |