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I am really proud of this glaze combo I did. This was done by doing an Oatmeal base, two coats of Iron Lustre (middle streak) and Seaweed (Top Streak) It ran and fused into these beautiful colors. 

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The glaze didn't end up sealing the cracks on the plate. At least the cracks aren't in the bowl? I will try and maybe create a sealant to put for the plate so water doesn't leak. 

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I saw this glaze technique on Pinterest and I thought it would look really cool. However, mine looks more like a petri dish growing bacteria. I did this with the brush on glazes, and I added an Obsidian base and layered the dots with Glacier Blue and Seaweed. 

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I was really disappointed in myself for this. I was SO excited to have a chip and dip platter and I messed up by not trimming it correctly. I don't know what went through my head, but I wasn't paying attention to the thinness on the outer part of the plater. Unfortunately it was too late to throw another one. Hopefully I will have another opportunity to throw another one sometime in the future so I can redeem myself. 

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This chip and dip was slightly rushed because I was worried about it drying on time for the last bisque fire. The plate could have been flatter, and the area in the middle is slightly higher than the rest of it. I wish I would have made the walls at the base of the cup thinner, and squeezed the weight out of it. 

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This was my first thrown chip and dip platter. I was really happy with it, and it was way easier to make than I initially thought. However, I made the mistake of only taking a wire once through it, and not doing it repeatedly. When it turned leather hard, I had Kaz help me take it off the bat because I physically couldn't do it myself and she accidentally pulled the wire through it. Needless to say on my second attempt I wired underneath it multiple times. 

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I went with a creme color for this glaze and I enjoy the simplicity of it. I believe it went through the oxidation fire. 

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This was the first bowl I ever made. I went with Kaz Mania and sprayed Stevie's Opal. I am a little disappointed that the design I carved barely went through, but I also anticipated this.

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I made this bowl with a flared lip so it would be easy to handle. I dipped it in a glossy black glaze, and sprayed white over top. The white didn't come out as prominent as I was expecting. I think next time I would do the opposite: dip it the white glaze first, and then spray with black. 

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This bowl was very fun to make! I carved some grass, and painted them with underglaze. I painted the inside with a brush on glaze, and sprayed the outside with clear. I made a couple mistakes, which were not doing enough coats, as well as putting clear glaze over a brush on. I ended up having to redo it, but the results in my opinion were worth it. 

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This bowl is by far my favorite. I did a red glaze and sprayed robins egg on top of it. It didn't turn out the color I expected but I still think the glaze looks really cool. 

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This bowl I used a base of Linh Shanti and sprayed Robins Egg on top of it. I like the speckled pattern that came out. I believe this went through the oxidation fire.

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This is one of my favorite bowls I have made. I used a blue glaze, and sprayed a white glaze on top in the spray booth which gave it an almost iridescent effect. It looks like sea foam over the ocean to me. 

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I did a mystery glaze in a reduction fire which made this bowl a really pretty purple color. I actually accidentally dipped this bowl in the water bucket where the drills were thinking it was glaze. I was terrified how it would affect the glaze. But I thought the colors/texture turned out interesting. It is slightly matte on one side. 

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I had an interesting time sculpting this piece. It was fun to learn about different dimensions and elements that play into sculpting the face. I enjoyed adding different ideas from others and incorporating into the piece. 

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I am almost complete!. I need to wait until the hair added to the bottom will dry before I carve. 

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I started carving the hair using a small hollowing tool. I learned that when making the indents you are making the spaces in between the hair, not the actual hair strand. 

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Mr. Stout came up with the idea that my mask should have tridents in the eyes for my 2nd non human feature.

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Mr. Stout helped me realize that the crown rim was smoothed out and didn't surround around the entire head. So I added clay around the sides, and reshaped the lines and made each rectangle more rounded. I added a 3rd star for symmetry and let the surface slightly harden so I can carve the hair details, and the eyes. 

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Today I added mermaid tails to the mustache for my "non-human" feature. I further refined the facial features before attaching the crown, crown rim, and stars. I rolled out a tube of clay and rolled a wooden clay tool to create the ridges. 

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I added some clay to create the eyebrows, and I also hollowed out some space between the upper eyelid and eyebrow. I further refined the nose and smoothed out the surface along the cheeks, and forehead. 

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I made the eyelids more prominent, and I also shaped the cheek bones and hollowed out some space around the nose and mouth. I also added clay on the tip of the nose to make it more prominent. 

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This day I decided to refine some the facial features and add volume to the hair to give it more volume and make a spacial difference between the hair and the face. 

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I am trying to replicate this greek theater mask I saw on pinterest. I worked on this for about 4 hours today and I was so into it I forgot to take a photo of what it looked like before. 

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I have never carved any designs on my pieces before. I regret carving the top wings with those random lines. I was trying to reference a design I saw on Pinterest, but I think I should have used a different one. However, I might duplicate the dragon fly on the other side of the bowl, and make it more detailed.  I think I will use this bowl just as a trial and error run before I decide to carve anything onto my mug. 

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Throwing a lip like this was fun, and makes the bowl much easier to center, and hold. 

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I found this project to be much less frustrating and tedious than the mug. I felt more comfortable, and all the processes like trimming and throwing felt much easier without the pressure of raising walls. 

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I found this project to honestly be very frustrating, but rewarding now that its nearly complete. Unlike the double bubble, I felt that the process was more technical, and had more room for error. This ended up being my 6th attempt at throwing, trimming, and attaching a handle. I initially messed up with the handle portion, but with some advice, I ended up making it the right width and length. I plan on carving a design in the piece to add some flair, and make it more personalized.

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I was initially scared to carve any more weight out of the bottom of my mug because it was my only leather-hard piece, and after trimming through the bottom of my old one, I didn't want to risk it. However, with Mr. Stout's help, the foot looks a lot cleaner, and makes the mug more comfortable to hold! Thanks Mr. Stout!

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I ended up over estimating the thickness at the bottom and trimmed through the bottom🥲

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The lip ended up chipping while trimming due to the pot flying off the wheel. I think my mistake was not securing it well enough, and also have excess weight surrounding the bottom of the mug, which not only made it difficult to trim, but also make the piece hard to center.

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Finalizing the details of the piece was very fun, and the process taught me a lot. Making the double bubble took around 4 attempts to make one that I liked, and not trim through the bottom of it. One mistake I made when covering my piece was completely covering a wet piece with the back, which ended up ruining my rim. That is why I resorted to making the rim wavy. I was initially hesistant to do so, but I think the wavy rim adds a nice sense of personalization to my piece, and creates individual slots for my future tools. I also struggled with the components of the starfish. I struggled with the shape, and texture. However, after a few trials, I figured out the sweet spot of precision of the  squeeze-dotting tool, and was able to add multi-sized, beaded, texture. 

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This process has been very fun! It had a couple of trial and errors, but I was able to finalize the shape and attachment of the starfish. I am still planning on  adding texture, details, and pattern to the starfish.

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I ended up trimming through the bottom of this one but it was my best double bubble attempt.

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I need to work on thinning out of walls on the bottom, and making the rim rounded and not square-like. 

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I was working on making cylinders for a couple hours yesterday The highest I got was about 4 and half inches, but my lip was getting too thin. That's where I practiced making an outwards shape with the lip almost like a vase. 

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Attempt at Cylinder pt.2 (Shape 5 Crosssection)

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Attempt at Cylinder pt.2 (Shape 5 Crosssection)

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This was my closest attempt at a perfect cylinder so far. My mistake was my inner hand was pushing further than my outer hand (Hence the slight bubble in the middle) At my next attempt, I will try to maintain equal pressure on both sides.

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My walls are very thick, and I am not sure if it would be able to go inside a kiln. I tried to attempt a smaller shape with an outwards edge, but I didn't undercut the walls very well (hence their thickness) To improve this, I should take out some of the weight from the bottom when undercutting. 

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This was my attempt at a perfect cylinder, but obviously it looks more like a bowl. This is because when raising the walls, my elbows were most likely sticking out which resulted in the outwards shape. However, the walls are pretty thin, but uniform throughout. I could have taken some of the weight out of the bottom.  

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I wasn't able to cut it in half, but overall my wall thickness was pretty consistent throughout. However, my lip was very thick and asymmetrical. Next time, I will attempt to raise is another time, and make the lip slightly thinner. 