Today we are going to feats of clay! We are going to Westland High School to work and play with clay! Eight of us are going, it is me, Avery, Haley, Alyssa, Jessica, Brandi, Emma, and Caitlin! It is about to be so much fun and a big mess! We are probably going to get a really low placing but who cares. we are gonna have fun!

Ceramic Owl

 

The process of making this owl was very simple. First I threw a cylinder and cut it all the way down to the bottom, after that I pinched the top of the cylinder so I could form the ears. To form the eyes I took a pen tool and moved it around in circles until the eyes looked like actual eyes. I carved the feathers and "wings" on the owl by using a ribbon tool. I had to put a hat on the owl because the top of its head looked a little dented. Thank gosh the hat made its head look better! To finish it off I used The glaze Tuxedo Black for the top hat, Grey Hare for the eyes/inside and Orkid for the outside.

Vase #1

Vase #1We were supposed to make vases that were 6 inches or taller. This vase is about 4 inches, honestly it is difficult to pull up the clay especially since I've only been throwing on a wheel for a couple of months. The glaze I used on the vase was mirror blue, it is a very pretty deep dark blue that is really shiny. I thought it would match the vase perfectly. The quality of this picture isn't that great so the glaze looks speckled but it is not.