Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Ceramics Project

The medium of my ceramic project is red clay.  The dimensions of my clay project is 3 inches in height and 9 inches in diamter. The design element that was stressed during the construction of the project was form. Form played a huge role in through the duration of this project.  My project can be used as a bowl for food or just for decoration. First I made a sketch of the kind of design I hoped to achieve in my ceramic. After I made the design, I used a peice of paper to create a stencil to lay on top of my clay.  I then used clay tools to cut out the designs that I made on my template. From this project, I learned that art doesn't always have to be something that viewers can just look at, it can be something that has a purpose. If I was to do this project again, I would change my ceramic to be able to hold liquids to make it more useful.