1. What inspired this piece was my grandmother who lives in New York City. When my mother was little, she used to have a bowl filled with delicately painted ceramic eggs that was the first thing you saw in her little New York apartment. I wanted to make one for my mother, as a sort of tradition. 2. My process so far has included kneading the clay and then molding it into half of an egg. Then, I attached the halves together and molded them into the shape I wanted. The basket is still a work in progress, as I’m not happy with the shape yet and will continue to work with it.
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Sgraffito- Italian, to scratch
Register- Bars that separate a vase/ pot from different parts of a story. My group chose the Volute Krater. This piece was usually used for wine at parties or watering down the wine, so people don't get too drunk. If the piece depicted death, the pottery was sometimes used as grave markers. 1. I had trouble getting started on my project, I just wasn’t feeling the medium of paper and i had no inspiration. I dragged out the first couple weeks and barely did anything. Then, I pulled inspiration from my little sister and decided I was going to give it to her. Then, for about a week, I cranked out every day and I got it finished in that week. I really enjoyed the finished product and I can’t wait to give it to my sister! 2. The most difficult thing for me about this project was the lack of inspiration I had with working with paper. Every day felt like a week to me but I later realized it was because I didn’t have all my materials, and once I got my fairy lights and I knew exactly what I was going to do, I got over that difficulty. I could see it all come together in my head. 3. My success was in the layers and depth of my piece. It really created a forest illusion and the lights were a finishing touch. 1. One thing I found difficult was getting the paper to stay in the shape that I wanted it to, so to fix that I used chicken wire. 2. One thing I found successful was the color of orange against the metal wire and the form and shape of my project. Picture: |
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