My blog

Here is the blog I was required to create for ceramic sculpture.  Creating this blog showed me how being able to recall the process, as well as, the finished work is an equally enjoyable and informative experience and tool.  This is a picture of my blog on the very same blog.  It's a blog within a blog!

Here are the pieces before the bisque fire.  I pre-drilled hole in each one so that they would later be easily assembled on a threaded rode. 

Project 3

SKETCH!

A lot of my pieces ran because of thick application of glaze.  I was able to salvage most of the pieces by cutting the excess glaze with a tile saw and sanding them down on the belt sander.

Just painted the pedestal, and waiting for the glue to dry for the threaded rode.  One thing that I did not anticipate was how tiresome it would be screwing the first couple of nuts more than half way down the threaded rod.

Working with LEDs and soldering were both new processes and materials for me.  I learned both rather fast and it became an enjoyable exercise. 

LEDS!

Most of the pieces would rest on a nut and washer to help balance and cut down on pressure to the lower pieces

Here is the completed piece in my work space.  But wait how does it glow without being plugged into the wall?

Starting a new process can be discouraging.  Here is a sample of the ones that didn't make it.

Project 2

Here are the porcelain boards after I applied wood stain.  The treatment made the pieces look really convincing. 

After they were stained I gave them a few coats of shellac.  Everything looks better shiny.

New Processes

I have begun slip casting which is a new process for me. There definitely has been a learn curve which is not always the most enjoyable. Not only is slip casting new to me, but so is working with plaster. It has been a double learning experience that although has been frustrating, is also exciting because of the anticipation of where these new skills will take my work. The current project is of a piece of wood. Here are some pictures of the process so far:

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Here are all the slabes I would roll out and cut for one box.

I used the side of one of my boxes that did not make it for glaze tests.  I learned that after four percent mason stain the glaze became completely saturated.

The suspense...

They survived!  

Project 1

In my project one we were asked to take a found object and change it in some way.  Then make a sculpture that no longer resemebles the original found object.  I picked the bottom of a broom and zoomed in on it till all I saw was giant cylinders.  Here are some photos from the process and the completed piece: