Semester 2!

Ceramics 1!

Planter

I like the planter because of the colors. They are bold and perfect for plants and Spring. My planter is on the small side but I think it would be perfect for a small, delicate flower. We made it on the wheel and I thought the technique was really interesting with how we use our fingers. I really like mine!

Weave Basket

This isn't my weave basket that I personally made but who ever made it should be proud. Someone took mine on accident so I painted this one. I wanted to paint it a matte purple color but I picked the wrong color. That's okay. It's a matte color which I think makes it unique. I thought the technique for the weave basket was cool. 

Three Pinch Pots

For this project, we made three pinch pots. You would think it is easy but it was actually difficult to make the pinch pots all look and be the same size. It was also hard to bond them together. However, I really like how my turned out. A pattern through my projects are hearts so I added a heart in each pot. 

Chalice

I thought the chalice was a really cool because it was actually made on the wheel in 2 parts. The first was like a pinch pot, and the second was a base. The base was really cool because you started it like a normal project and then divided it and pull the upper part up to created the base. I thought the project was really fun.

Birdhouse

For my birdhouse, I was researching many different ways to make them and I came across a birdhouse that was in the shape of a log. I thought it was so cool and I used it as my inspiration. I tried to make mine look like a log but it didn't work out so instead, I added a quote on the back. Since the quote had to do with sparkles, I decided to paint my project black, and added sparkles to make it pop. I also added a heart opening for a cute touch!

Teapot

For my teapot, I did a elephant. I was researching different and unique teapots and I came cross an elephant teapot. After doing more searching, I really wanted to make an elephant. It wasn't easy because of the spout but after much time, I finally made my teapot. For the pot itself, I started with a pinch pot. I think added the handle and lid. It took me almost 2 weeks to make the spout since I wanted it curved but I'm super happy about how it turned out! 

Chip n' Dip

We use the wheel to make a chip n' dip. I thought it was really cool how we started out with a normal project, and then transformed it by  using our finger to divide the chip and dip part. 

First Semester

Cermaics 1!