My piece was successful because I believe I did a really good job making the shape of the dogs head from all angles. I think the shape really looks accurately like a dog. I tried to make it look as real as possible form every single angle and it worked out well. A difficulty I had was definitely trying to layer on the paper mache to make it smooth. It was hard to make each layer even and trying to get all the paper towels to stick down to the piece. That was my biggest struggle. I also wish I could have made a better color for the dogs fur. I was trying to create a yellow lab but it was a bit too yellow and needed it be toned down.
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In this picture we tried to create a Portland vase. This vase was created around 50 BC in ancient rome. The meanings on these vases are supposed to be metaphors. We worked on a cut out and drawn picture of the vase. Sgraffito- A form of decoration by scratching through the surface layer to reveal a lower layer of contrasting color.
Registers- A horizontal level of work that consists of several layers arranged one above another. These levels are separated by lines and usually tell a story. In progressSo far to make this piece I have used the cooking method to create the shape and then used one of the rocks to smooth it out. After these steps my piece was fired. Some difficulties I have come across so far are making the general shape with coils. It’s hard to make the piece completely smooth and flow together when using coils but it’s definitely a very efficient method. From Here I plan on really thinking of the best materials I can use to make the piece very vibrant and flow together. In progressSketchFinished piecePit fire and SaggarsSaggar When creating a piece using the Saggar process you start by throwing earthenware clay on the wheel. After making your piece with clay it is burnished and polished. Next the piece is bisque fires t a low temperature to absorb the materials. The pieces are then fired gradually increasing temperature then the burners are shut off and it sits for 18 hours. The pieces are washed and dried and then finished. Pit Fire Pit fire pieces are started by throwing earthenware clay on the wheel. At leather hard the piece gets burnished to become shiny and smooth. Next fine layers of clay are added onto the piece and then bisque fired. After the bisque fire the pieces are wrapped in different materials and moved to a pit fire. The pieces are put in a hole in the ground, burned, cooled, and then cleaned to finish. I feel my piece was successful because of the design and colors after the pit fire. I think the design that came out on my piece was very unique and the materials did a great job and making nice colors. If I were to do this piece again I would try to make my coils a lot smoother. It was hard for me to smooth down my coils and make the piece flow better together. I burned dog food, tea, and sea salt onto my piece.
In progress photoFinished pieceThe theme of my post was dark but vibrant colors. I showed this theme by using lime green, dark purple, and teal which are dark colors that have a lot of personality. Although the colors are strong and dark they also are vibrant colors. I think the use of the colors I used was what made my projects successful. All of the colors I used went very well together and made the piece very unique. If I were to change something about this piece I would have made the flowers smaller or another shape. The flowers look nice but were very delicate and made the piece hard to move, fire, and glaze. The process of making this piece started out with rolling my slab and making the initial frame shape. I then added in the big flowers which all were different sizes but resembled the same flower. After the flowers I added the line through the piece to give it some relief. The piece was fired and I glazed it with unique colors that came together and completed the piece.
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