Clay Throwing

     This is the 1st semester for me in which I get to throw pots with the exception of only doing it once this past fall.  I've got to say, clay throwing is very difficult.  It is so hard that I once struggled with getting my bat on correctly, but you know how the saying goes, "practice makes perfect!"  On Wednesday, I felt I did a lot better this time around than I did last week.  I was having trouble getting my clay center on the wheel, but I feel I am getting better at that.  I am also becoming good at creating bowls, but because this assignment is cylinders, I haven't developed the feel for it yet.  My clay keeps creating this "bowl" shape instead of a cylinder.  I need to learn how to push all the base clay to the top, creating the "cylinder" shape..So far, I have 10 cylinders completed, but some of them have thin bottoms.  I was in such a rush to complete these 10 that I ended up with crappy bases.  I am not sweating it because I am still learning how to throw on the wheel.  Maybe my next 10 will be better than my last.  I am kinda hoping that IUS will not be closed tomorrow so that I can come in and complete these last remaining cylinders.  Weather always has a tendency to play a part in our lives, not being able to go to work/school that is.  Here are a few pictures of some of the cylinders if that is what you want to call them lol...

Project #1

    The new semester has started, and us students have already been given our first assignment. So, I began brainstorming to figure our what exactly it is that I am going to do for my first project.  In Ceramics I, I mainly did organic products with the exception of 1 bowl.  I got to thinking, what is one of the most common ceramic pieces people do?  Tea pots and water jugs happen to be very popular, and I  have never done one.  Up above are the drawings I did for the jug I plan on doing.  I had to go online to see some examples of people's work so that I could see what I am going to do.  I got the idea from an image of one that I saw online.  The sketch isn't all that great for I was just trying to do a ruff illustration to get an idea of what I was going to do.
     Ceramics II is already beginning to be a good start.  Though this may be a harder course than the one before it, never the less, the course will be a fun one.  I like challenges.  After all, isn't that what art is about, pushing youself to better your art?  I hope everything works out as planned....