FINAL BLOG RELFECTION!!!

All the projects that we have coverd in class are fortune cookies, tumblers, wheel throwing, and making candle holders. Making fortune cookies was our first project that we made in class and learning how to make something. For the tumblers and candle holders what i learned was building a shape and cutting clay and learning how to put it all together without falling apart. Wheel throwing is learning how to throw on the wheel to make pots and bowls all at once instead of putting pieces together. The project I liked the best was wheel throwing because I learned how to make a bowl and cups. Yes I would recommend this class to someone else becuase you can have fun and learn how to make different things on the wheel and by hand and you have a great teacher named LISA.:) What I expect to learn from this class was learning how to make bowls, cup, or something that would look cool at my house. Yes I did learn something about myself that I didn't already know. The project that taught me the most new concepts was wheel throwing. The project that I would like to do that we didnt do was learning how to make pots and pans. What I learned from the process of making art is that it is fun and relaxing to do. I felt that the wheel throwing process at first was difficult to do and then as I tried and tried I got the hang of it and learned to making bowls!

(I Used Green Sapphire) glaze

(I used Massengers Gold glaze)

(I used Jack's black glaze)

What I was trying to accomplish was to learn how to make bowls on the wheel. Yes I did accomplish my goal becuase I made 6 wonderful bowls while on the wheeel. I techinque I used on to make these bowls was to be gentle with them and not hugging the clay. The elements of design I used is the shape of the bowl becuase the three blacks ones fit inside of each other from biggest to smallest (left to right on pic. Black bowls) I see this becuase my bowls came out perfect and look great! The best part of these pieces was making the bowls and glazing them whatever color I wanted them to be. What I liked best about what I made was it was made with my own to hands in class. What it's strength is that it can stand on its own without falling down. The most challenging part of the piece was to not have it break on you when you are making it on the wheel and centering. How iI overcame these difficulties was to be gentle with it when making it. I would not improve or change anything if I were to do this project over again. What I learned from creating these pieces was that I learned how to make bowls. Overall I felt good about my pieces becuase they turned out the way I had wanted them. I will miss POTTERY CLASS AND THE BEST POTTERY TEACHER LISA ROGERS AND THAT I HAD A FUN 2ND SEMESTER IN YOU CLASS LEARNING HOW TO BUILD THINGS AND CHOOSING MY OWN COLORS IN GLAZING EACH PIECE.

All my worked fired!!!

Candle Holders

Tumblers

Bowls thrown on wheel