My final reflection this year for my last clay project, the free choice! Although he did not survive due to murder, (someone knocked him off the shelf) Brian did turn out very pleasing with his little top hat and monocle. It was pretty simple to make, all he was was a long thin piece of clay with some minor detail. He never got any color for he only made it through the bisque once. The reason for this project... I'm not entirely sure, I guess he was just there for my amusement.
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The second to last clay project of 2016-17 MSHS Beginners Art, the detailed mug. It has a green coil snake and the B.P.R.D. symbol on it from a comic series that I highly recommend. For this mug I did not use the rolling pin to help form the hollow cylinder but just formed the cylinder myself. Also, for making the symbol and snake on the mug, I used the skills I learned from making Brian the snake (bless his soul) and from making the bottom of the mug. Sadly, I did not have enough time to color the entire mug so the only painted colors were on the symbol and the snake. I really spent some time carving out the symbol on the medallion of clay and liked how it turned out immensely. The reason for the creation of this particular mug was just as a geeky hot cocoa or tea mug.
My third clay project is a tall four color mug. For this project, I only scored and slipped several components and did little to no carving. I had used the rolling pin to shape the cylinder part of the mug and had scored and slipped it as the bottom, a circular piece of clay I cut out to the shape of the bottom of the cylinder. The handle of the mug was not quite what I was going for but it did turn out satisfactory in the end. (I had wanted it to be small and unusable to be ironic and also create the illusion of the mug looking bigger than it actually is). For colors, I simply dipped the top of the mug in one color and the bottom in another color. There was a gap so I filled it in. Sadly, the bottom of the mug had not been completely removed of paint so it stuck to the bottom of the kiln and broke a bit off the bottom (lucky the whole thing wasn't completely destroyed). I Had intended to use this as a tea mug but my mother decided it was too great and put it on display..... She won't let me touch it..... Which absolutely demolishes it's intended purpose in life.
For my second clay project, I created a coil vessel layered with different clay techniques. For most of the stacked clay layers, I just used simple thin long strands of clay which I scored and slipped together and on the inside of the vessel, smoothed out to ensure it stayed secure and looked proffesional on the inside. The more complex layers were also scored, slipped, and smoothed but were made differently. I had several curled coils on one layer and on another, small little clay coins. I really liked how the outside color turned out and the spacing in between some of the layers although I wish I had spent more time designing and coloring the inside. The purpose of this clay project will either be to hold my paint brushes or be a simple pencil holder.
My first clay project and personal favorite, the pinch pot creature, is of a facehugger coming out of it's egg. Although my project does not have a face, I attempted to make up for it by including plenty of carving and detail. The body of the facehugger was originally a flat piece of clay scored and slipped to the two fused pinch pots. The 5 petals were also scored and slipped but at the top of the egg. One of the things I am most proud of in this project was the detail on the tail of the facehugger. I had attached another smaller string of clay to the tail, scored and slipped it, and added detail to attempt to give the facehugger a spine and slight anatomical accuracy. I really appreciated the natural looking colors on this. The eggs color was a mixture of several other colors that Mr. Meserve himself made and was a slight gamble however I was pleased with the results. The reason for this project is because of my love for the Alien franchise and for my intense excitement for Alien: Covenant. (May 19!!)
Probably one of my favorite drawings from this year, I sereal dipiction of myself and my friends. I combined a lot of what I learned this year into this watercolor painting such as depth, serealism, shading, and the watercolor technique. I took a bit of a risk and experimented with the water color by laying the water down first than adding the paint on the koi fish. I though it turned out okay, and for the background there are two colors when I wanted to try to make stars but failed although I did make some neat unintentional texture to the background. I drew this because I really wanted it to reflect on myself and my life. For example, the art style is what I like the most and want to work on. The fish and fishermen are symbolism of my friends. The flipped platforms of land and blacked out face of the girl try to reflect on my emotions. And lastly the bubbled earth. Although mostly cut off from other people, I'm still happy in my own world. (Get on my deep level man)
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