Glazed table set- plates are being fired

Reflective Questions

1. Talk about your growth on the wheel from day 1- now.

I feel I have grown a lot since the beginning because I could barely center day 1 and I didn't have control, but now it only takes me a few minutes to center and get started which I think is a great achievement.

2. What does it take to do wel on the wheel? 

I think the most crucial thing is to have the right posture so your body can have control of the clay and that way you don't move around a lot.

3.What struggles did you have and how did you fix them? 

My biggest struggle is centering because it takes me forever to just get it that way, but I learned that if you lean to the side and position your arms and hands it is much easier on yourself and you can center more efficiently.

4. What is the easiest/hardest part of this class?

The easiest part is making your design and planning what you are going to make, and the hardest part is making it and the time crunch that is put on you.

5. Do you think you could sell your work now? Why or why not?

Yes ad no because there are some things that im not proud of, and others that I'm really glad that I had the ability to make it,even though I haven't had the best grade in this class, I tried and gave it my best. 

4 plates

Last 3 extra items

bowls

3 items

mugs

Finished lamp

Glazed cup

Stamped mug

Finished lamp

Last 2 cups

5 texture tools

Lamp update

Table setting drawings

Cup

Last 2 cups

Teapot glazed

Lamp idea

Teapot

Teapot

2 cups

Finish slab vase

$100

Slab vase glaze

Slab vase design

I'm going to glaze my vase with a green glaze 

Slab vase

3 drawings

Art blogger

Geninnes art blog! 

2 cups

One on the left is base glaze 

One on the right is base mixed with 5% manganese 

Slab progress

5 drawings

Throwing on the wheel

10 cups

Pottery wheel

I have no problem rising and centering my clay on the pottery wheel but the only thing I have trouble with is putting the hole in the top and making all the sides even without destroying it completely. I have struggled a lot on the wheel but hopefully by the end my the semester I will be able to make a cup Or vase on the pottery wheel!

chinese blue green glaze recipe

Ingredients:

39.71 feldspar, Custer 

25.87 flint 

14.33 whiting

11.54 zinc oxide 

4.71 kaolin, EPK

1.92 copper carbonate 

1.92 bentonite