Year 11 Document a creative work process by Vidich https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui Jordan Vidich en-us 2017-08-18 06:24:29 UTC 2025-11-18 04:23:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/215061047/8ab2cb4916606499d420b1b3c250c4a3/173eb4ef41076a126d6e432e76460d43_1000x1000x1.jpg Collage: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181576661
this collage was created as a way to explore ideas of form, texture, function and style of my creative work for the ceramic vessel project.

]]> 2017-08-18 06:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181576661 Research of pots: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181577506
To begin the ceramic project I started with research into Greek Pottery styles and forms and created and analysis of a well known Greek Vase known as the Niobid Krater.]]> 2017-08-18 06:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181577506 Design Drawing Thumbnails: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181577841
These small sketches were developed as a way to explore different forms and textures for the design of my ceramic vessel. I used colour, shape and texture ideas fro the image collected in my collage. 
]]> 2017-08-18 06:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181577841 Test Pots vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181578010
We began to learn about how the clay would behave and what forms and techniques I could apply by creating some small test coil and slab pots. 
]]> 2017-08-18 06:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181578010 Problems with smoothing my pot vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181578168 I encountered problems smoothing my pot at first because it was my first time ever using clay, but as we progressed, I became slightly better.]]> 2017-08-18 06:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/181578168 Problems with joining coils vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/186636361 the problem I had for joining my coils was that the clay was too wet and wouldn't stick properly.]]> 2017-09-12 04:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/186636361 Problems with creating coils: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/186636367
the problem I had with creating my coils for my pot was to make them the correct length and thickness. ]]> 2017-09-12 04:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/186636367 Joining the cut-out to pot vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195439963 to join the cut-out to the front of the pot I used the scratch and slip method.]]> 2017-10-10 04:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195439963 Reference image: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440176
we found reference images that we would like to base our pot on.]]> 2017-10-10 04:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440176 Example of texture vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440906 this is an example of what imprinted texture looks like, this is just one of the styles we looked at as a class.]]> 2017-10-10 04:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440906 Clay tools vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440911 these are some of the tools that we used to create our pots.]]> 2017-10-10 04:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/195440911 Other problems I encountered: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196679983 Besides the joining of the clay, I had trouble removing my clay from the board to the clay wheel, and then again removing it from the clay wheel. The base of the pot got stuck and I had to seperate them with a wire tool.]]> 2017-10-13 02:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196679983 Smoothing the pot vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196679996 I then smoothed out my pot using various clay tools and a sponge.]]> 2017-10-13 02:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196679996 Media testing vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196680006 we then created a small scale "mushroom house" to test different techniques and tools.


]]> 2017-10-13 02:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196680006 Construction of pot vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196680023 I first created the base shape of my pot using the coil construction technique.]]> 2017-10-13 02:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/196680023 Researching cultural differences in sculpture: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203184176
After researching the different pottery styles I looked at sculptures from different cultures, this sculpture is a classic greek style sculpture

]]> 2017-11-03 06:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203184176 Sculpture timeline: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203184791 we then looked at pottery from different centuries and see how much it has changed. this pottery style is called modernist.


]]> 2017-11-03 06:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203184791 Final design drawing: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203185005 After doing 4 thumbnail sketches and trying out techniques with the test pots and mushroom houses I then drew my final design for my pot]]> 2017-11-03 06:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203185005 Kiln vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186636 this is the oven that cooks the clay and makes it become ceramic through a process called the bisque fire.]]> 2017-11-03 07:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186636 Clay tools vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186757 In this task we used many clay tools including: Wire tools, sponges, rubber kidneys, metal kidneys and clay]]> 2017-11-03 07:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186757 Clay wheels: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186831 We used the clay wheels to work on our pots so we could work faster and use the wheel to know how wide to make the base.]]> 2017-11-03 07:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/203186831 Construction evaluation: vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205135683 I then filled out a worksheet evaluating all the problems and success of my pot.]]> 2017-11-09 05:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205135683 Research images of different sculpture styles vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205136123 After doing research on different styles and cultures we did an activity where we had to annotate these images.]]> 2017-11-09 05:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205136123 Creating the silhouette cut-out vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205136765 I then rolled out some clay and cut it into my desired shape, I chose this shape as it resembles a logo from an album I listen t]]> 2017-11-09 05:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205136765 Glazing the pot vidichjordan https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205137053 I then glazed my to with 3 layers of black glaze for the pot and 3 layers of a light blue glaze for the cut-out silloette]]> 2017-11-09 05:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vidichjordan/czrt3bpv0dui/wish/205137053