Tumblers =)

We are maiking tumblers!! This is my black sgraffitto tumbler!!

These are my tumblers that are water etched!!

Reflection:

What I was trying to accomplish is to make four tumblers total, two water etched and two black sgraffitto. Yes I did accomplish my goal because I finished my four tumblers and done my designs on both of them. The techinque I used in my water edched is my very own design I got from my head that I painted on the bone dry cup and for the black sgraffito I used a bird image from the internet that I carved into the cup. The elements of design I used on my water etched was circles, lines, triangles, rechangles, and a zig zag line. For the black sgraffitto I used lines, circles, etc.. is where I see these elements. The best part of the piece was putting the tumblers together without it falling apart and not standing up stright. What I liked about the piece I made was that I made them myself with some help putting it together. The thing in strenght is that I made them and out my own design into the tumblers. The most challenging part of creating the piece was building four tumblers and letting two dry out completely and having two of them not completely dry so that we can paint the black into it and carve our design into it. Also the most challenging part was re-building one of the tumblers because the bottom collpased and couldn't be fixed and trying to carve into the black tumbers so that it doesn't bone dry. I overcame these difficulties by coming in and re-building my tumblers and paint the water etched tumblers and to paint and carve the black sgraffitto so that it doesn't dry out and not be able to carve into it. What I would change if I were to do this project again is to make three tumblers, 2 water etched and one sgraffitto so that it would be easier. What I learned from creating this piece is to not let the one your painting the black on dry too much or you can't carve into it. I will apply this knowledge in creating my next piece is to start on the building the water etched pieces first so that I can let it dry and then build the black sgraffitto let it dry out for a bit and then paint it and carve into it immedity so it doesn't dry out and be too hard. Overall, I felt good about this piece because I finished it in on time by working on it on my off hours and finished it on time. :) The graffitto was the hardest ones to complete because they had to look the same and have the same design and everything! :)

Candle Holders!! :)

This is my candle hold with the black gerofido! I tried the best i could to create the picture. Candle Holder with the black greffido

Candle holder-Water etched!!

We are making candle holders!

Reflection:

What we were trying to accomplish was to make 2 candle holders one water ediched and one with the black griffedo. Yes i did accomplish my goal because I finished both of my candle holders even though my water ediched one broke the first time. The technique I used on my pieces was my own design and did the best I could to create these pieces. The elements of design that are most evident in my work was that I used mown ideas and pattens on both candle holders. You see them on the cups. The best part of the piece was to make the cups by building it by hand. What I liked about the best piece I made was I did it by myself with some help. In strenght about my pieceis that it can stand up. The most chanllenging part of creating the piece was not making it thin enough so that I can put it together and not letting the black one dry too much so that I couldn't carve into it. I over came the difficulties by trying to save it dunking it in water and re-painting it and carve in it the best I could and rebuilding the water one that broke on me. What I would do to change if  iI were to do this project over again is the piece is not having to the black carving into the cup because it was hard to do it. WhatI learned from creating this piece was that  putting our own creative into the cups and in what ways make it look cool. I will apply this knowledge when creating my next piece is to use my own ideas into my own art work. Overall, I felt okay about this piece becuase it wasn't my best on the black one since it turned out funny ad didnt have alot of detail in it since I didn't know. :( I tried my best in finishing both pieces during my off hours.  The sgraffitto was the hardest to complete since my dryed out.. :(

Fortune Cookies :)

Picture of my finished fortune cookies with the glazes and the black air brushed one! The left picture is my fortune cookies with out the glazes.

We are making fortune cookies for the Chinese New Year, the year of the rabbit on Febuary 3, 2011. We are exploring different clay bodies and we will glaze each if them.I did accomplish my goal because I finished the fortune cookies before Chinese New Year and in the display case by confrenences. The techniquies that I used was we glazed two of them one in Shino and one in Celdon. We did one of them on dry brushing by trying to match our cookies to the actual cookie. The elements that I used to make the cookie was to design it the best I can to make it look like a actual fortune cookie. I see them when I am making the cookies with the texrures by adding the rice to it. The best part of the piece was being able to make the cookies, play with the clay, and being abble to build something. What I like about the best that I made was that it was made by me and not anyone else. I bulit it with my own two hands. The strenght is that I am able build pots and being able to have fun in pottery class. The most challenging part of creating the piece is to make it look just right without having it break on you or fall apart. I over came these difficulties by making more and trying harder. What i would improve if I could change this project again is nothing. What I learned from creating this piece is knowing why we put the fortune into the fortune cookies so that we can believe in ourselves. I would apply this by always believing in myself for the art I created myself and the stuff I try to do. Overall I felt good about this piece becuase it was the very first thing that I created in potter class. I am proud that I an Chinese to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family.