My Common Thread

Hello again! My art teacher just looked at my blog and suggested that I look at an art show put on by SCAD (https://www.facebook.com/scadceramicarts/posts/1054453787908817). It's an installation for the ceramics class. How awesome is their setup??? I love the mugs on the wall - what an awesome way to show them! That way, people aren't having to bend own to look at your mug, or pick them up and potentially drop them (yikes).

I love the perfect lines... I'm a sucker for symmetry

I've been thinking about what my common thread will be next year; the thread that runs through all of my pieces. I think it will be beauty. All throughout my art experience, I have wanted to convey the beauty I see all around me. To be honest, I see beauty in things like really close-up pictures of random objects like the carpet, but nobody wants to look at that.  My point is that I tend to find beauty in ordinary things like weeds in a lawn and details of a brick wall. My pottery is just another thing I find beautiful, and I can't wait to see if everyone else agrees with me! Even if they don't, who cares, I like it. I hope to post pictures soon of my progress with the water picture (I refer to it as if there's only one, like my camera roll isn't full of pictures of water)! I'm going to the beach for a week, so I hope to get even more pictures. I'm kinda hoping it storms; oceans are so beautiful in stormy weather!

Plans for Next Year

Hello everyone! Next year I will be taking Portfolio II, and I really think I have made an awesome choice. Since the very beginning, I have had trouble choosing what to do because I love so many different styles of art! Taking Portfolio II next year will allow me to have to freedom to experiment with all sorts of techniques to broaden my horizons. I feel like taking AP Art would have confined me to a certain style of art, and I didn't want to feel constricted in my art making. Art is about exploring and creativity and freedom! With that said, I am super excited about what I will be doing next year. I plan on returning to the pottery wheel and experimenting with different glazes. I would love to make mugs, bowls, plates, etc. - really, anything I can! There is a shop up in Mentone, AL (http://www.miraclepottery.com/Mugs.html) that my brother and sister have become obsessed with over the years. Since the first mug they brought home, my family has been obsessed with their collections! I love their style of glazing and would love to recreate some of the patterns. Mugs will be a challenge for me; I've tried making them in the past and it hasn't gone so well, whether it's handles falling off, holes being torn in the body, or just a downright awful looking cup, I've struggled. I am excited to experiment next year and finally create my perfect mug! I've included some pictures of the mugs from Miracle Pottery's website, but I also have some other ideas. I would like to make a collection of white pottery and find a way to add gold to it. I'm not sure how gold leaf would work, but I'll be keeping you all updated next year!

okay y'all I just added this picture because it's hilarious... it's a juicer, and then they photoshopped a lemon onto it... hahahahaha y'all I'm dying this is amazing 

my obsession with water

Because my tape project is so long, I've gotten somewhat bored with it. I'll come back to it later to finish it up, but for now I'm setting it aside to focus on something I'm really interested in. A few years ago, I did a project with printing (as in printing ink and rollers) and I have wanted to revisit it ever since! Last time, I carved a lion's face out of cork and printed gold and white onto blue paper. This time, I would like to print out of of my photographs, make marks where the water is choppy (that's hard to explain... like where the water has definition), carve out the marks on a piece of cork (or whatever material you use), and make prints on top of each other with different shades of blue. This is tricky to explain, but I'm so excited for this! I've added some pictures that I would like to work with.