Artists Solve problems- I came across many problems when I was making my teapot. Not so much with my teacups and tray. When I planned my theme about “Up” the Disney movie. I had a lot of trouble planning where I would put my spout so water can pour out of it. I ended […]
Wheel Work Blog
Artists Take Risks- Wheel work was a very big risk because I’ve never made an actuapiece from it. I’ve bee on it but never figured it out fully. This time I feel way comfortable on it. I made about cylinders on the wheel. My problems that I came across was getting the clay centered. That […]
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Blog post #4
Artists create original art- My pieces was original, I made two bowls and one was on the wheel and one was built from coils. My bowl that I and with coils was the most challenging part. That was the most challenging bowl because it was very had to join the coils together. Artists solve problems- […]
Blog Post #3
Artists Create Original Art- My project that I’m doing was my partners idea. We got this idea from the cover of one of our books that we picked. The author of the book we picked had our idea on the book cover but we changed it up a little. I’m going to make my project […]
Blog Post #2
My mug was made very carefully and I tried my hardest to smooth everything out so when the viewer uses it it will be easy to drink out of. I did the soft slab last year so I remember how to do it all. I personally like working with white clay better […]
Blog Post #1
Develop Craft I used my fingers to smooth everything evenly. I also used the rubber rib to smooth everything out as well.I created a slab and cut out the hair bow. Then once it was bone dry, I carved the sides to make a 3-D effect. Problem Solving I had to start over twice on […]
Final Portfolio
I have grown as a student in my art making skills over the past year. This was my first year in pottery and I think I excelled very much. While I was making my Cake Stand, I came along very challenging problems. One of my problems was making […]
Practice Portfolio/3 Images
Title- Cake Stand Title- Utilitarian form Title- Feather Weather Dimensions- 8 inches by 9 Inches […]
Studio Visit TW
Jennifer Mecca has a small family and her studio is on her back porch. She was going to move her studio somewhere away from her house but she got pregnant and decided to stay where she was. She loves to spend time with her friends or other potters to get inspiration.