Describe your piece and your thoughts behind it.
My piece is a bunch of sticks and pieces of wood wrapped in foil. These are meant to resemble a campfire with some smoke coming out of in with paper towels attached to it. Surrounding the center are gum balls wrapped in paper towel which contain the theoretical fire. Did it turn out how you first planned or did the idea change as you worked on it? My piece's idea changed slightly from how it was first planned. I originally was going to use paper as the smoke coming off of the campfire, but I found that paper towels were easier to use. Also, I underestimated how many rocks I had, so I used gum balls instead. What made you choose to do a piece like that? When I was brainstorming ideas, the thought came up to do a little campfire scene as I realized I had sticks. Also when I was researching Installation Art, I found out about Christo and how in his earlier pieces he would wrap up chairs with rope and fabric. Inspired by this, I chose to wrap up some sticks in foil. Does your piece have a deep meaning? If so, what is it? If not, what feeling does your work evoke? I chose to not have to much of a deeper meaning in my work, like Christo the piece was meant to be looked at with a sense of wonder and to just look cool.
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Explain your piece (2-3 sentences minimum)
My piece is a large spiral made up of primarily tree "gum balls," sticks and leaves. This piece was intended to bring geometry outside, while also keeping the imperfections that are outside, using some leaves that are more decayed. What materials did you use and how did you use them? I used tree "gum balls" as a base for my piece, putting them in a spiral and being the majority of the piece. I then added the leaves on top of the gum balls, keeping them in the center. Finally I added sticks to create a cool effect in the spiral by embedding it in the previous spiral. What are your thoughts on land art? (2 sentences minimum) I think land art is an interesting medium, I like how easy it is to get materials and is basically free so anyone can do it. You can express yourself in any way with the connection to nature. I don't think I will personally use this medium much, as it can get a bit messy, and it is temporary art, but I still respect it for what it is. Describe: Describe your piece. What was the process for making it? (2-3 sentences)
My piece is a clay vase that is somewhat spherical in shape with a circular opening at the top. To make it, I laid down coils in a bowl and made two bowl-shaped clay pieces that I attached to each other creating a sphere. I then cut an opening in the top and smoothed the sides out. Analyze: How does your piece use form, line, texture, or balance? It uses texture in the sides being burnished, making it really smooth. It has the form of almost a sphere. Interpret: Do you feel like your plan and your end result are similar? Did your idea change as it developed? I feel like the plan and end result were similar, my idea evolved over time a bit, with a more flat bottom but overall was in the same style as my sketch. Judge: Do you feel you were successful in your piece/s? Why or why not? (2 sentences) I think this piece was successful, it has a unique shape that I was going for and it looks pretty smooth. The inside was pretty hard to work with to smooth it out so it doesn't look as good on the inside which is a little issue. Describe
A clay mug that has three legs, a curve shaped handle and a flattened top. There is a design on the side of the mug etched into it with lines. Analyze To make this piece, I started by making a clay ball and forming it into a slab as shown in the in progress picture. I etched in the design of the piece on this flat slab. I then made this in the shape of a cylinder and then added the three feet at the bottom. Finally I added the handle which was a coil and smoothed up some edges. Interpret The design is inspired by the NCMA piece, particularly with the design of the lines I tried to make similar to the limes of the instruments. The cloth at the top of the piece are shown with the semi circles. The main thing though will come later and that will be the colors. Judge Yes, my piece borrows some inspiration in the design without being to much of a copy of the painting. It shows similar design to the point where I think you could see the two together.
Describe: Explain the process of your piece and what you made.
I made a plate with a design etched into it. The design is influenced by leaves on a stick, with them being larger the closer to the middle of the plate. Analyze: How did you use design in your piece? How did you use Line, Space, and Contrast? I used design in my piece by sketching it out and making it look visually appealing on the sketch. I used lines buy making lines to show the edges of the leaf and the lines through the middle. I used space by trying to make it not seem too cluttered and simultaneously not to full. I added some triangles in the empty parts to make it feel less spacious. I used contrast with the dark underglaze and the light clay. Interpret: How did you balance the black and white sections of the piece? Why did you pick the imagery you did? I balanced the black and white buy cutting out of the clay where it was necessary and it made it so it wasn't too full of one color. I just was doodling to make that image, and I liked the idea of making leaves large in the middle and smaller near the edges, creating this cool effect. Judge: Is your pieces successful? Why or why not? What are you thoughts on the project and your piece in particular? I think this is for the most part successful. Unfortunately it does have some cracks in it that occurred near the edges of the plate. The piece shows the design well and I think it came out looking cool. It works as a plate as well once it will be fired. Describe: Explain the process of your piece and what you made.
My piece is a fox head, with its tongue sticking out and its ears blowing backwards. To make this, I started with a pinch pot that would turn into the snout and then flatten out near the end for the face as shown below. I later on added more to the sides of this to make it more in the shape of a fox. After that, I added the eyes, tongue, and ears then let it dry out. Analyze: How did you use texture in your piece? I added texture by making it rougher in some areas, and adding depth with my fingers by pushing clay to create spots where the fur would stick out like the sides of the face. I used the needle too at points like the mouth to create that gap that sticks out. Interpret: Why did you pick the animal you did? I figured a fox would be a good animal to do this with, it has a long snout similar to the rabbit that was shown and has a simple face. I also like how it gave me experience with the flat parts of the ears and tongue. Judge: Is your piece successful? Why or why not? What are you thoughts on the project and your piece in particular? I would say that it is successful, as it came out looking nice and ready to be fired for later detailing. I like the general shape of the piece and the fact that you can tell what it is easily. I like how the sides stick out a bit like a fox, that detail brings it together for me. there may have been areas where I could have added more, such as a back to the head, but unfortunately the piece seemed to be too dry at that point to add more. Overall it went well. The right shows it bone dry, and some stamping examples
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