https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe Everything I have learned and made this semester regarding ceramics. en-us 2022-12-11 21:44:34 UTC 2022-12-12 22:31:36 UTC hello@padlet.com nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417049768 Today is the first day of ceramics class. I have never done ceramics, though I’m sure the summer camp I did when I was in elementary counts as experience. I’m excited as to what I’ll learn in this class. ]]> 2022-12-11 21:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417049768 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417051285 I learned what wedging means today. I know I totally got that question wrong on the praxis exam, but all that matters is I’m learning. Wedging the clay was a little difficult, but after a while I got used to it. Today we are also learning to throw on the wheel or “throw off the hump” as Virginia says. ]]> 2022-12-11 22:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417051285 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417052806 I had a hard time making or throwing I should say. Every time I built up my cone and tried to make a small bowl my rims would gets messed up and I’d have to start over again. Virginia says I can’t leave until I’ve made something. Good thing it only took me four hours to make one thing. I had no more clay to build up by then.]]> 2022-12-11 22:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417052806 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417053636 I made this last week. My first bowls I had to discard because they were too hard to trim. So I guess this is technically the first thing I’ve made in class.]]> 2022-12-11 22:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417053636 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417054049 2022-12-11 22:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417054049 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417055223 I made this plate bowl for my jewelry display. I’m quite proud of it. I’m trimming it along with the other bowl I made last week, if you can see it in the background. I’m loving ceramics class so far, even if my hands hurt by the end of the day :)]]> 2022-12-11 22:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417055223 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417055946 This is the other bowl I’m trimming today. So far so good. The last time I trimmed a bowl I broke through the center, but Virginia says that unless I’ve broken through a piece while trimming then I’m not a very good ceramicist 😂]]> 2022-12-11 22:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417055946 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059270 I attempted to make a cylinder today. That was actually the assignment and I will say that I had quite the difficulty making it. It was very small, but I’m still proud of it. One thing I learned so far is if you can make a cylinder then you can make almost anything. ]]> 2022-12-11 22:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059270 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059516 2022-12-11 22:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059516 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059639 2022-12-11 22:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417059639 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417060822 I don’t quite remember when I threw the porcelain, but I will say that it was the best process that I did all semester because I did not mess up a single thing I made. All my rims were intact. These are my pieces after they were fired, they were fired with a technique called salt firing, where the glaze texture is formed by throwing salt into the kiln at a higher temperature during firing process :)]]> 2022-12-11 22:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417060822 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417061549 Just taking a selfie before class. I’m ready to throw something today 😁]]> 2022-12-11 22:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417061549 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417062530 Got a lot to trim today. Just recording the process of how to fix the piece to the wheel before trimming. Gotta put clay on four sides to hold the piece down and then can start the wheel to trim. Make sure the hands are stationary while trimming so that sides are even!]]> 2022-12-11 22:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417062530 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417062916 2022-12-11 22:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417062916 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417063520 I made a turtle today because I wanted to take a break from throwing. I named him Oswald 🐢]]> 2022-12-11 22:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417063520 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417065023 These are the last two pieces I made on the wheel. One is a ring holder and I’m happy with how it turned out.]]> 2022-12-11 22:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417065023 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417065525 2022-12-11 22:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417065525 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417066403 These are all the pieces that were fired from last week. I’m going to glaze them today and then this will be the last time in the studio. I’ve loved my time here at Nova and I’ve learned so much from all my classmates and professor.]]> 2022-12-11 22:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417066403 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417066800 This is the small plate I made that I glazed. I can’t wait to see what it will look like after it’s fired!]]> 2022-12-11 22:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417066800 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417067208 2022-12-11 22:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2417067208 nledesma2017 https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2418442358 I wasn’t able to come to class today, but my friend was nice enough to get my pieces for me. Here they are, some glazed and some without glaze. I’m very proud of what I made this semester. ]]> 2022-12-12 22:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nledesma2017/alxzq32bpn3nxcoe/wish/2418442358