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.