This is my tall project, I used the clay out of the mixer (Vashon white right?) with this project I yet again played around with the underglazes to get the dark and light colors.
This is my second bowl which completes the two bowls assignment. This bowl I was inspired from learning about the Asian artist Xu-Bing who I leaned about in my art history class. I tried to mimic the traditional painting style and I feel like it didn't turn out the way that I wanted it to. The way that I painted the inside by watering down the black under glaze and adding a darker top coat on top gives it more of a layered look/feel. Also with the texturing it makes the inside look rough when it actually is smooth. With this bowl I would have taken more time on making sure that the mountains were less steep and more mountain-like. This is my first bowl that I made this semester. I call it my noodle bowl because I am going to eat some pretty nummy noodles out of it tonight. I just made a regular old bowl on the wheel but on the outside to make it a bit more smoother, I used my blue ribbed tool to make it look finished and well made. When glazing, I have always been fascinated with the beauty of nature (theme hint!) so I googled some images on Chinese cherry blossoms to paint using the under glaze on the outside and the little branches on the inside of the bowl. I feel like this design gave it more of a flow-ey feel to the bowl. And with using the clear glaze made it more smooth. With how the flowers are placed it really shows the shape of the bowl. This project here I am very happy with and can't wait to use to eat oodles of noodles out of. |
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January 2016
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