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today i finally added my flower petal handle (as a tribute to my original sakura idea). i have a nub holding it up overnight till it hardens a bit more. i hope to carve into my lip branches in class with the dotting tool. i will also take my final picture then.

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today i added the top branches over the lip of the mug. i placed the lines in when the mug was too wet so i will have to draw the texture in later when it hardens (which isnt too bad).

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today i attached the tree to my mug. i chose not to do the roots (due to space and elevation of the trunk). i am happy with how it turned out and it is staying very well with a seamless edge!

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today in class i worked on creating the bottom of my mug. it was hard to create the lip, and i had to redo it twice. what was helpful was using a damp paintbrush to clean up the inside.

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today i worked on making my mug itself. its not in a perfect circle, but more like a petal (as homage to my original sakura idea). the handle will also be a homage to my initial idea. i don't think my walls or the tops are completely even? i might try smoothing thinks over once more. i also have to roll another slab to create a bottom.

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today i did my trunk carving. i rolled out clay and flattened it to meet the height requirement. i tried pressing lines in this time (to avoid boogers). i then added small scrapes and little holes with my toothbrush. i tried experimenting with tree textures as well. im not super happy about the length of my roots, but i may fix it later. also, i added a small tree carving.

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today was a bust. i tried experimenting with how i wanted to do the sakura flowers, but i think i will need help designing them. i instead moved to working on the roots of the tree in the last 20 mins. i was merely experimenting and will probably work on the tree tmrw for real. overall, good experimenting i guess.

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today was somewhat of a trial day for me. i am going to get a slab rolled out on wednesday, but until then i am going to work on my sculptural pieces. i wanted to first see how i was going to make my trunk/branches. i made a mini version and found it easy to wind up the coiled clay, however, this was hard to do with bigger coils. i think i am going to carve in my trunk instead. i also worked on making a petal handle. i want to get a fine edge cutting tool or a knife to be able to make sharper cuts i can then soften out. i was satisfied with a shape of the petal, but made the outside parts to square and it ended up looking more like a heart.

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today i worked on finding my references. i have chosen to do a cherry blossom mug with a flower filled branch circling the ring of the mug. i also am thinking about curving the ring on the mug to make soft flower petals. i have not decided on if the mug should be a blocked flower petal or a tree branch/trunk. for this project, i would also need to work on support rails for the branch to sit a little bit above the ring and small details like the flowers. below are my references of how others have done cherry blossom sculptures (since i couldn't find a mug like the one i had in mind).

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today i put the finishing touches on my product. i tried to smooth everything over, check criteria again, and signed my name. over spring break i worked on finally getting the ridges i liked. i didnt want them super straight because thats not how the actual vegetable looks.

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after my three hours, this is what i was left with. i smoothed over my drumsticks and am waiting for them to dry more before carving. i slipped and scored everything and stuck it down. i think i am going to have issues carving into the drumsticks since it is stuck on the board now but we will see how that goes. i also smoothed the blank spaces of my wall relief. there's a bit of a gap between the two pooris but i am working to make sure the top one is firmly secured and the space underneath is smooth.

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i worked on creating air bubbles for my poori by using the end of a broomstick against the hollowed inside. i also added the texture to my drumsticks, however was told to wait for the drumsticks to be more dry before i carved the lines in. on 3/16 i began placing them onto my wall relief background.

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i've decided to remake my drumsticks without any detail. i wanted everything to be smooth, attach it, then go in with detail. i thought this out help me with my refined edges. i also made my first piece of bread but it is not shown in this picture. it is a bit big but i think im going to hang it off the edge of my background so that i have at least 12 in one way.

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here i hollowed out my poori. i am trying to get an inflated effect here. i had made 2 pooris before (last week) but today i decided to make them life sized. i also got some good advice from you on how to make the air bubbles on top.

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i decided to start over today (even though i didnt have much done). i decided to cut 2/4 of the foods i was going to do and enlarge the more symbolic/important ones. in this photo you can see one of my pooris along with three drumsticks. my texture on the drumsticks is pretty good in my opinion, however, the end detailing is definitely a little rough. i will try working on that more in the future.

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here i finished my background.
cleaning up the sides took me a lot of time but you helped me use a tool to make it cleaner. sponging it and using the credit card also made things 10x more even.

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candy land path way (maybe with wooden signs) that showcase my favorite childhood foods.
1. poori with drumsticks
2. boiled peanuts
3. capsicum and celery sandwich
4. asparagus toast

REFRENCES ON THIS GOOGLE DOC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19woGwF6C9I2NbvApngwStQlM-zTpdF7-YSPmMRAHxZo/edit?usp=sharing

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the emerald tablet by hermes trismegistus

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the emerald tablet by hermes trismegistus