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I attempted to do the symmetry via using both hands at the same time to trace an outline of structure such as the eye sockets and snout.

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The walls are ok but the base is really thick. I need to work on thinning out the walls at the top and keeping it straight which I have difficulty doing.

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A bit lopsided. Need to go slower/apply more even pressure when pulling up. Decently ok.😮

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Base is a bit too thick. Walls seem ok but I need to practice more on making the floor thinner and more even and making the lip thinner but also matching the thickness of the walls.

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Decent cylinder but it wasn’t tall enough. The base thickness is ok and the wall thickness/evenness is better than my previous works:0

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The walls have a decent thickness that are even but the base is so insanely thick. I was a bit hesitant when pulling since I felt many lumps post wedging.

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The lip is very uneven at the top. But the thickness was ok. The foot could also be better. I didnt add the cross section but it was a bit uneven and it collapsed and I cut through. I needed to make the walls not as thin.

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I actually made a quadruple ribbed bubble because I messed up on my double bubble previously and I decided to make something new other than throwing my whole pot away. It’s definitely not centered but I like keeping my imperfections and working around it.

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This is probably my best double bubble that’s fairly centered but Mr Stout trimmed the foot for me. It’s shorter than I wanted but I’m still proud of it.

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I really liked how this turned out despite the bubbles being off centered but I think that’s what makes it special to me. I love the texture I used a sponge for as well as the craters with cake decorating tools but I could’ve avoided the lip better when putting on slip.

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I Aldo really liked how this turned out even thought I sort of cut off some parts of Canada (my birth country) and completely forgot about Australia but it’s ok. This double bubble was also off centered which is also ok because again I feel it makes this planet piece special. I definitely should smooth the “ocean” part down but I like the texture of the land sections.

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This is one of the mugs I’m not that proud of but I had a couple other ones that I glazed and is currently being fired that I forgot to take pictures of😭. But this mug is semi-inspired by Ancient Greek pottery and I tried to mimic it but I feel it didn’t turn out that great since I mainly free handed it so the designs look a bit uneven. I do really like the shape of it!

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Unfortunately I didn’t realize how blurry this picture looked after I took it but I don’t like the handle that much because it’s not centered(?) to the design I have on the front and is placed a bit behind the middle point. I do enjoy how I carved the ribs with little indents all over. I just wished I made the handle a bit thicker at the top and bottom.

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This is a ramen inspired bowl for my dad since he loves to eat ramen a lot and (yes there’s an indent on the lip but it’s ok hopefully😭) I free handed some clouds inspired by traditional East Asian art because it’s a part of my culture and I think my dad would like the design. The foot is a bit sharper than my other works which is intentional because it is based on bowl you commonly see at ramen restaurants and the shape slowly descends smoothly without any bumps or major curvatures.

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Again I didn’t realize how blurry these pictures would come out using portrait mode but this bowl is going to be a gift for my stepmom and I attempted to carve out a blue Jay since it’s her favorite and it’s very symbolic for her regarding a late family member but the lip is (I’m not sure how to explain it haha) like a clam? It got bent when I was trimming and I attempted to salvage it. I feel the foot could’ve been a big less small and closer to the actual bowl. 

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I’m the most proud of this mug because I live the design I chose and the shape of the mug. However I feel I definitely could’ve done better on the handle as you said before because the tail is basically more prone to breaking because it’s not tucked in/swirled(?) but overall for one of my first mugs I really like it. Even though I was aiming for perfect circles I think I love the design even more because of its imperfect and uneven surface.

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I forgot to cut out the nasal portion of the skull so I did it while it was on the newspaper but I molded the bone portion of my mask as well as the orbital area like the eye lids, the bone near the eye and some bone like indents on the forehead.

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My features became more defined and smoothened out and I flattened out the “coin” eyes with Mr Stout’s help with a tool.

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These horns were too thin and basic so I removed them as seen in the next picture.

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These horns look a lot more details and stylistic thanks to Mr. Stout and I really like the look of them blending into the mask.

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This is the last picture of my mask prefired and I really really love how it turned out and even though the horn broke off I’m not upset at all because I’d like the look of it with or without the horn.

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I honestly struggled a bit with 3D human features as I usually would draw them.

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I had a harder time making the general facial structures as it was more humanoid rather than resembling an animal.

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I am very proud regarding how my mask turned out as it was my first time sculpting a human-like face. I really adore the mouth and overall depth of the facial creases to help capture emotion.

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This bowl was a mess up and when I tried to flatted the bottom I ended up causing the bowl to almost sink in on itself and become lopsided so I decided to yolo it and turn it into a heart and I chose a red/deep purple and maroon reduction glaze (I’m pretty sure it was Panama Red) and I’m surprisingly pleased with the results!

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This bowl was inspired by the colors and textures of water and I feel like it really showed with the schlop I put around the bowl and I did like a wiggle motion with my finger as it spun on the wheel. I did a dip in Old Forge Blue and did alternating brush ons on the inside that includes Blue Lagoon, Indigo Float, and Blue Midnight.

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I’m very happy with my moon bowl although the indents got covered up but it’s still recognizably the moon. I used cake tools for the craters and textures and I used linh sanity for the inside and indents on the outside. I also sprayed with clear glaze.

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My Earth bowl was disappointing. I loved the inside combination (I’m sorry I forgot what it was😭) but the overall products looks muddy and brown and gross in my opinion. The ocean looks like an oil spill haha but it looks dirty and Ive covered it in a low fire glaze to give it more vibrance hopefully!! (I’ll post them soon)

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I honestly really like the inside combo (I’m sorry but I forgot😭🙏 I know I definitely used hyacinth for the base, Smokey merlot on the inside, and copper red on the inside as well but I forgot the rest). The major issue of this piece was that the glaze was way to thick and it dripped a lot towards the bottom where it almost stuck to the shelf but thankfully it didn’t. Because of the thick glaze, you can’t see the carved flowers that well!!

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I was really sad about this bowl haha. I didn’t expect it to go in the reduction fire and it turned out like a dookie brown which is kind of funny but not very appealing😭I think I may have done like Turkish Amber and one of the other blues as a spray on layer. I’m not a fan of the color but I am proud of the overall design and shape of the actual bowl.

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This is a pretty hefty bowl as it’s heavier since I attached a lot of clay to the outside for carving for the hair/nest like texture but I’m pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. The glaze outlines the texture and lines of the patterns which I actually like and i did a reduction fire for Panama red I believe and I did a split lip pattern around the edge! 

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I’m so so so proud of this bowl!! I love the textures I did and even though it was out of my comfort zone I was able to do the patterns I wanted and keep it in tact! I’m really excited for the finished product and I love carving into the bowl made by Mr. Ramos! I really didn’t follow any stencil but just freehanded everything which is another thing I’m proud of.

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This is probably the best and my most favorite thing I’ve made this year and I’m really really proud of it😄 I tried to do a peacock glazing method which kinda worked but also didn’t haha but u remember using honey flux, two kinds of blues (I think midnight and arctic), a red color, and a turquoise on the inside and on the outside I used obsidian and Smokey merlot! I’m glad my mom won the auction since now I can admire it whenever

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Auction Bowl

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Honestly I aimed to recreate a Native American style mask based on my mask inspiration but it looks like more of a blended style with sort of African designs? Even though I looked at my inspo pics I still free handed the painting which I’m not too upset about but I really liked the eyes.

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This is one of my top 5 pieces of ceramic works I’ve done and it was my first time doing under glaze as well! I’m so so proud of this piece mainly due to the paint job of the under glaze which I typically don’t do and the unintentional crackles all throughout the surface. I used a lot of tiny brushes and I traced a sketch in pencil which was super nerve wracking but also fun. I think I used the HF under glazes of Paisley Blue and Very Red or something along the lines of that. I had a couple different diluted solutions of each color to get the shading right.

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I kinda expected this color to turn out differently that this odd grey color but I’m not completely disappointed? The drainage holes sorta got covered but not entirely.

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I expected this color to turn out differently and melt in and blend a little more but I like the colors! I don’t remember which colors I used but I remember doing Smokey merlot and obsidian on the outer rims.