Saturday, March 15, 2014

Vessel/ Wheel-thrown Project

For this project, I needed to make a vessel that can hold a couple cups of water. I decided to try my hand at the wheel and received help from Ms. Thompson with centering and opening up my piece. I then finished the final shaping on the rim and pulled the rim out to give it an interesting curve. After going into the kiln for the first time, part of one of the bottom corners sheared off during its green ware firing process. I decided not to sand out the bottom because I could see air bubbles in the bottom, along with the fact that the part sheared off cut deep into the piece, leaving me with little room to do anything further. I can still put this to good use with either being an abstract pottery piece, or even something helpful like a pot to put a plant in.
Below are pictures of my final piece.....





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