May Post

*Pictures are in the Final Grade Post*

I really enjoyed making both the Animal and Bowl Projects, I was able to be challenged to figure out how to make the body of my animal and for the bowls I was able to practice centering the clay. I mostly had a difficulty time with the Animal Project managing my time and being able to progress through out to have the animal in on time and be able to move to the next project. I was able to overcome time management by really focusing on making the body and make a quick sketch and not try to make the body perfect and worry about every detail.  For the Bowl Project the most challenging part was centering the clay and making the walls of the bowls not too thin.  I was able to overcome this obstacle by having the help of Mrs. Gleeson explaining me the steps of how to center the piece, and for not making the bowl wall too thin I had to be patient and feel the clay when making it bigger and taller. Overall I was able to complete both projects and at the same time better my hand making skills.

Final Grades

I was able to complete making the bowls as well as make my animal. I have to still glaze both projects, but so far I have completed making the project assigned. In addition, I was able to start but not finish the Salt and Pepper Project. Since the project was a two day project one of the two days I had to finish trimming the bowls and the second I was able to start the project, yet I was not able to complete it in one day making mushroom like shakers.

The above pictures are pictures of glazed items but that still have to be put into the fire one last time, thus some of the items have not come out from the fire. For all the bowls I made I used the wheel to make them and used clear or blue colors for the glaze. One of the bowls did not come out with the correct color, but the others were able to come out with the colors I chose.