Bowl

This red bowl was thrown on the wheel.  After centering the slab of clay, I formed it into a bowl and let it become greenware.  I then methodically used tools in order to balance the bottom and sides of the bowl.  After becoming bisque ware, I used red low fire glaze to paint my bowl in a color that would stand out and contrast with its surroundings.  Centering and then forming the bowl was difficult, but once I started, it became a little easier.

Mug

I created this mug using the hand-building technique.  The handle is shaped like the top of a heart, connecting with the bottom on the actual mug.  In the heart engraved into the mug, it says "'All you need is love...'", further capturing the love and heart pattern displayed.  I used red for the hearts and handle and a pink/purple glaze for the rest of the mug.  The black writing is being used as a contrast to the red and pink/purple glazes.  I had a difficult time with the handle of my mug and wish it could have turned out a little differently.

Coil Pot

This blue coil pot was hand-built by slipping and scoring coils together in order to create a shape that went out and came back in.  After the pot became greenware, it was bisque fired.  As bisque, I cleaned the pot, and decided to use two different color blue low-fire glazes.  The unity of the two blues emphasize the symmetrical balance of the coils.  I had trouble in glazing pot; however, in the end, the colors turned out almost as well as I had hoped.

Rattle

This little turtle rattle was created using the hand-building technique.  I slipped and scored two surfaces, a round and a flat one, together and then attached the head, feet, and tail.  I used horizontal and diagonal lines to create a shell on the turtle.  After being bisque fired, I used low fire glaze to paint the  shell brown and the head, feet, and tail green.  After painting, I put a glaze to make the turtle shiny and then fired it, becoming glaze fired.  I had a little trouble creating the effect of a shell, but after everything, I am thoroughly pleased with my turtle rattle.

Box

This decorative "ocean scene" box was built using the hand-building technique.  I rolled out and cut six-inch by six-inch slabs of clay.  After slipping and scoring and putting the box together, the box hardened and became greenware.  The box was then bisque, fired once, and at that point, I was then able to paint and glaze the box.  I used the orange and blue on the side with the fish to show contrast.  The orange and green also show contrast in color.  I struggled with putting the box together and not having rounded edges; however, I did not succeed as well as I had hoped.  I am happy with the over-all product of my box, especially the contrast in colors.