• minimum 5" tall

• wall has a minimum of 3 direction changes

  • 2 bubbles

  • flared lip

• rounded lip with proper thickness

• trimmed foot

• holds minimum of 12 fl oz

  • approx. 4.5" h x 3.5" w

• rounded edges; handle, lip, & foot

• pre-formed, well attached handle

• trimmed foot ring

• cleaned up & refined joins

• documented process

glaze —

old forge borealis

• minimum 6" diameter

• continuous inside curve

  • marble test

• tangent line to a curve on outside

• rounded lip

• trimmed foot

inspired by the ramen bowl from studio ghibli's ponyo

base: stevie's opal

top: jeannie's purple (spray)

base: turkish amber

top: turquoise matte (spray)

base: white

top: peacock green (spray)

glaze —

base: cream matte (spray)

lip: noxema blue (dipped lip)

i left some of the ribbon texture to add some variety

glaze —

base: volcanic fleck

top: cream matte (spray)

base: white

lip: selsor midnight (dipped lip)

base: old forge borealis

top: cream matte (spray)

• ponyo pot

• mini cups (4)

• jewelry dishes (2)

• bubble pot

• vase form / cat tool holder

• cup thing

• swirl bowl

• apple bowl

• flower bowl

• drippy bowl #2

• dented bowl

• blue vine bowl

• thrown off the mound (2)

• drippy bowl #3

• drippy bowl #4

glaze —

base: noxema blue

top: peacock green (spray)

base: charcoal satin matte

top: stevie's opal (spray)

• throw a cylinder

• practice shaping: make the clay go in & out

• cut in half to check crossection

• reflect on process & learnings

• minimum 12" (any direction)

• minimum 5 feature / depth changes

  • built up or carved out

• seamlessly attached features

• minimum 2 non-human elements

  • surface designs, carvings, textures, add-ons, etc

• cleaned up & refined surface

• documented process

glaze —

old forge nudetea

first time trying wax resist

glaze —

mayco stroke & coat

$15 fixed price

glaze —

panama red (reduction)

glaze —

panama red (reduction)

amaco high fire underglaze

clear

auction starting at $30

glaze —

white (spray)

mayco stroke & coat

clear (spray)

kept this one but donated $15 to empty bowl

glaze —

white (spray)

various mixes of:

stevies opal, noxema blue, linh-sanity, selsor midnight, old forge borealis, peakock green

watered down & dripped along the lip

• minimum 10 bowls

  • utilize previous bowl criteria for size / shape guide

• utilize at least 3 references from social media

  • instagram, pinterest, etc

• utilize at least 3 alterations / decorative techniques

  • cut, pushed, additive / subtractive, etc

• trimmed

• fired & glazed

• minimum 8" diameter

• flat, level surface

• functional, flared & rounded lip

  • < 45 degrees

  • can pick up without use of fingers

• trimmed foot

white base + mayco stroke & coat

• clamshell bowl
• drippy bowl
• blue flower bowl
• apple bowl
• dented bowl
• kaz & irene 
  • hug bowl
  • pomegranate bowl
  • totoro bowl
  • clamshell bowl
• nick & kaz: dragon ramen bowl

• plate; minimum 12" wide

• cup; minimum 4" w x 3" h

• cup is functional for dip

  • curves inward

• durable lip on both cup & plate

  • not too thin

• no excess weight at bottom of cup

• trimmed (no foot ring)

• minimum 5" h x 6" w (opening)

• functional drainage tray

  • clean, functional holes

• durable lip

• trimmed foot

• minimum 8" h x 5" w

• bottom is narrowest; top is widest

• durable rim

  • not too thin or chippable

• trimmed

• above and beyond ideas

  • sgraffito

  • carved designs

  • colored slip work / stencils

• minimum 8" tall

• shoulder is widest part (top 1/3)

• foot is narrowest part

• S curve outside profile

• flared lip

• trimmed

• minimum 8" tall

• top is narrowest

• elongated neck

• flared lip

• trimmed

• text

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(2024/25 adv.)