Week 10

It is now week ten. We had our midterm critiques, personally mine was over the stump for Apologia. My critiques all centered around how they wanted more in the structures around the stump. They suggested more vines and add detail, more roots, more bisque pieces throughout the raw clay pieces, and even gather trash from a forest to add into it. None of this am I necessarily against, I agree to some extent but I don't think I will resubmit my sculpture. The point is to bring out the struggle between nature and humans and our great love for nature. I almost feel like the motivation I hope to bring with this to go out into the woods or a park or somewhere to enjoy and appreciate nature would be diminished.  I'm also quite satisfied with what I submitted. We also were introduced to the last of the glaze clac project, that of which I am honestly a little confused on. We are also to be starting our fantasy function project at the same time. I chose to start this on Wednesday when we were also introduced to No Base project. Looks like I will be spending quite a bit of time on the wheel.

Week 9

Week nine is a bit of a slow week. Personally I did not attend Monday class and Wednesday class was canceled. I did however go in on Tuesday to trim bowls and finish preparing for my midterm. Which thankfully was pushed back another week because as it is in a finished bisque wear state does not seem finished. So Sunday I'll be back in to install it and clean up any parts that need it. For the next project I have committed to the jewelry box and the grapefruit bowl. I might try to build a few other of my top picks if these don't pan out or I feel they don't measure up.  My test tiles for the triaxial test came out and they aren't really what I expected. I was hoping for more of a change from tile to tile instead they all seem relatively the same. I think I should've gone up by threes instead of ones and maybe messed with a colorant. I still enjoy the glaze as is but was just looking for a more shocking kind of change versus the subtle to no existent change.