Family

This project was also one of my favorites because I thought it was so clever. It is meant to be a family tree. I portrayed this by having a sign saying "family" on a tree trunk. The sign fell off several times, but once I glazed it back on, it stayed.

Artist Critique

Beatrice Wood was an American artist involved in pottery. Many people say it was hard to separate her life experiences from her work. She was born in San Francisco to a wealthy family, and later moved to New York. She traveled around Europe for the exposure to art and museums. She enrolled at the Academy Julian in Giverny, France. She thought the education was tediously academic and ran away from her chaperone and hid in an attic room. Her mother heard and came to find her. She brought her back to Paris, which switched her interest to theatre. Her mother enrolled in private acting and dance lessons. She performed on stage with leading stars of the time, including Sarah Bernhardt. With the onset of World War I, her parents moved back to New York. Her mother tried to discourage her plans for a career on stage. Beatrice joined the French National Repertory Theatre. Beatrice became unhappy so she left. Her mother hired a detective who found that she was sharing an apartment with the theatre manager. She loved acting but claimed she was beginning to be too concerned with her looks and the way she moved and looked. In 1961, she attended an exhibition of her work where her pottery stood in stark contrast to the accepted approach to ceramics. 

This specific piece is my favorite because of the colors and form. The clay was smoothed and glazed perfectly. The colors show harmony between the shades and tints of each.

Second Slab Box

My sketch was very different to what i actually made expect for the side with all the swirly lines. At first i was going to a quote and swirly lines on all of the other sides, but it would have taken too long. My favorite part of this assignment are the sides with all the colored triangles.

Practice Slab Box

This box was definitely not as good as my second, but I think it was good for a first. My slabs were not even at the top, but they were all the same thickness. The swirly lines on the side took a very long time, but it was worth it at the end.

Coil Pot

This was probably my favorite project once I finished the glaze. Making the coils and using the slip method was the hardest part. Since this was only our second project, I accidentally made the base too thick, so it broke off in the kiln. The glaze is my favorite part.

Hollow Self Portait

For this project, I made a simple sphere and drew a face with hieroglyphics on the forehead. I did this because I thought it would be a good way to point out where I am from.