Snake Mug

This mug was the third project given to my ceramics class and took me almost three months to finish. I knew I wanted to make it look cartoonish with a nice glossy finish so a couple weeks went by so I could use the low fire glazes for my mug. This was my first project using low fire glaze so I didn't really know how to make it perfect. after it came out of the glaze firing, I realized that it needed more paint, so I sent it back in but i forgot to gloss the inside with clear glaze so my Snake Mug had to go into the kiln a third time. When it finally came out, I was very happy with what I created and i think it is probably the most useful ceramic piece i have made so far.

Four Seasons Box

Finishing this box took a lot of effort. After the first firing, the lid to this box came out with a cracked handle. My attempt to glaze it backfired when I dropped it and broke it more. After i drenched it with glaze I put it out side to get glazed and everyday before the glaze firing, I saw my lid broken and I had to fix it. Once the lid came out, instead of the handles being broken the whole thing was cut in halfand new pieces were stuck on it, so I super glued it and called it a day. As for the box, I used the low fire glazes to create a different season on each side of the clay. I have some indentations and some clay added on for the flower and the snowman. In hopes of the inside being white after the low fire, I didn't paint the inside. I was surprised that it came out pink. Also, once the box and the lid were fired two different times, the hard work I put into making the lid fit the box was useless because the two did not fit together anymore. I am happy with the way my box turned out but I learned from some of the mistakes I made for future projects.

This unique pinch pot is special because it has a lot of texture and shape. Also, the base of the flower is a pinch pot, so you can turn it upside down! When I was creating this distinctive pinch pot, I squeezed the sides in in 5 different places to make it look like a flower, and then scored on triangle in between the indents. I also included small holes on the outside of each flower going from the top to the bottom.

Platypus Wire Sculpture

 This colorful wire sculpture was hand made by using paper machet. I used a lot of patterns and bright colors. I tried to use a lot of variation in the patterns to keep the general feel of my wire sculpture very happy. Although the sculpture has many colors, patterns, and shapes, not one specific part of this peice of art takes more attention away from another.