Work

Today I worked for a few hours and ended up getting 3 projects done. Short blog. Yay!!

Reaching the end of concentration pieces!

We only have a few more pieces left for our concentration, yet I still feel like I have soo much to do! I am backed up on glazing and that takes time. I recently got the first of my four "large" pieces glazed and it looks fairly good, only a few flaws. We also got back the pit fired pieces. Something went wrong this time, we thing it might have been the sawdust, but my piece turned out ok!

I am working on starting two more projects for this month, so more to come.

Here is a picture of the pit fire towards the start:

 Here is a photo of the first of four tall pieces (as tall as our kiln can hold):

END OF SEMESTER!

So, the semester finally comes to a close! This second semester is going to be stressful until we finish and submit portfolios! I realized I have a lot of glazing to do, especially on the four large pots, and I still need to start the projects for this month. At this point I am getting tired of my concentration but will push through till the end. Pit fire is this weekend, hopefully it doesnt get ruined by the LO Fire department again...

Last Day of the Semester!!

Finally the first semester has ended. I feel that this first semester of AP I have accomplished a lot of work that I can use in my portfolio. I now need to start worrying about how to glaze my pieces, especially the large ones, and how the glaze will pull them all together to form a concentration.

This weekend is the pit firing! I hope it goes well and all of the pieces turn out good!

End of Semester

So the semester is coming to a close and not much is going on right now. Just finished a vase but its been moved to the kiln, thus I did not get a photo of it. Not sure if we even have to do a blog this week but if we do here it is!

Bloggggg

Been working on a circular vase, formed from a doughnut, foot, and vase top. Not much else happening right now except AMY IS LEAVING!!!

Have a quick birth Amy :)

(Fetus Blake Burnham)

January Work

I am starting to think about glazes this month and how I want to glaze my concentration. I am thinking of doing a tribal theme on all of my pots and keeping it simple with neutral colors and bare clay on most of the pots. I like this glaze job on this pot: