This was one of my favorite things I have created this semester. I decided I wanted to make my set functional because I believe that I would get the most out of it that way. I planned on making a set of 4 but with poor time management skills I only had time to make 3 things. I got hung up on what kind of pattern I had wanted to do so I searched the web for "sgraffito flower designs" and I saw some great inspiration. After I had a good idea of what pattern I had wanted to carve I picked some of my favorite colors that I believe look great together. Some of the issues that happened while creating these pieces was that I had once again let my bowl dry too long so I was just scrapping dried clay wich made it extra difficult. I had also noticed that when I put my clear glaze on my colors changed. I think that it was a blessing in disguise because it now looks more like burnt wood I think. I decided to do a blue grey glaze on the inside and bottom of my pieces which was out of my comfort zone because I wanted to stick with something that matched or blended well like a nude color, but went with a contrasting color and I like my decision. If I was describing my set to a someone with their eyes closed I would say that they are a flowy flower design with different brown glazes. 3 similar pieces with the same glaze and sgraffito design, with light blue grey glaze on the inside of bowls and bottom of the plate.
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One of the ideas that had come to mind was to make something for my fish tank because the goal for this project is to influence the feeling of a certain area. I had wanted to make something small, and cute to look at as well as something appealing for my fish to look at and enjoy having in their house/tank. When I think of water and fish, I also think of things like crabs, dolphins and mermaids. I decided that making a mermaid would suit this goal and project perfectly. I think that mermaids give off positive vibes and stand for calming, beautiful, relaxed, mystical and powerful. When researching for some inspiration I ran upon a picture (featured below) that I thought was in my skill range, and very cute. Some of my other inspiration came from the G.O.A.T of all mermaids, Ariel from My Little Mermaid!
This was one of my favorite objects I made this semester. I thought of making a mug because I tend to drink lots of coffee in the morning and go through mugs like crazy, so I knew it would get lots of use. While creating the mug I stumbled upon a couple of issues. The issues I struggled with was that the clay was either way to wet or way to dry. In my test example my clay was way too dry to the point where when I carved it away it was dust. I was thankful I practiced before my actual art piece, so I knew how wet I like my clay. I used two studio habits of mind including envision, and develop craft. I had never used the technique sgraffito before, and I loved the way that other peers projects came out. When I was envisioning what I would like to make I had a reference picture next to my project so I could work off of some inspiration. I developed craft when I had not previously used the technique sgraffito and made two different art projects with my new skills. I found my inspiration off of pinterest, the images I found have unknown artist. If I were to change something about my projects I would spend more time on shaping my mug to make it less lopsided and spend less time on glazing. Another thing that i would take back and change would be how I glazed my little flower dish. I love the inside of the dish but the outside/bottom was a last minute idea and I hate how it looks. I would spend more time and come up with a more unique design.
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