Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Since I had to make at least two hand built projects, I made one small and one big. Unfortunately, my slab box couldn't be found. This is the only hand built project I have besides my tree trunk. It isn't anything big, but I'm hoping that all of my other wheel thrown projects could make up for a missing box.
This was my least favorite project. I remember trying to make it even for so long. After several tries, I decided to just pull it off and hopefully make it look better by sanding it. I probably spent at least half a class period before I realized I was wasting my time. The inside of it even dips down on one side.
I made this tree at the beginning of this semester, but never finished glazing it. It started out with branches, but they dried out very fast and it was too hard to connect the branches to the base without something breaking. I ended up breaking the branches and making a lid to go on top. The lid was sgraffito.
I don't really remember the outside being as grey as I planned, but the darker inside balances it out. As I was sanding it down before being fired for the first time, there were many dips on the outside. I tried to fill them with glaze, but it would have taken too long for it to actually look the way it should. Overall, I love the way the glaze looks on the inside because it looks so glossy and smooth.
This was my last project I did on the wheel. I had made mostly bowls, so I wanted to try something else for my last. The glazing in the bottom of the plate/bowl turned out more yellow than expected. It could have been because it mixed with the blue. I'm still happy with how it turned out because this shape was more difficult than the regular bowls.
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