Moving forward in ceramics... last I wrote was that I unloaded a couple of kilns with my hand building class. Since that, I finished making my "flying hat" and we had critique this morning. Also, yesterday I started on a project where I will make slab plates and paint on them/transfer slip on them in the form of faces, plants, animals, or whatever else may come to mind. First of all I want to see how well I can create a portrait on a plate-- I am waiting for some test tiles and plates to be glaze fired so I can see how my new white shino turns out on top of black slip on top of the clay body, and also so I can see how the honey celadon turns out. The slab plates will be good practice for slip transfer... but I didn't work on them at the studio tonight.
I went to go to the studio, and on the way I noticed that the gallery door was still open so I went inside to take a look at everyone's latest work. When I turned the corner all of the MFAs were standing there and apparently it was a critique of their latest work. I wanted to turn around and just walk back out, but my hand building teacher saw me and beckoned for me to "come on in"... so I did. I shouldn't have. She thought that I was looking for her to ask her a question, but I whispered that I just came to look at the show. I quietly took a few steps around to look at the displayed work, then walked out. It was a super awkward moment. I should have realized that since the gallery was still open that it was out of the ordinary.
I mixed some more white shino glaze because it was too thin the first time around because the soda and spodomene dissolved and the glaze was more of a solution than a mixture-- and it is supposed to be as thick or thicker than a regular glaze. I ended up mixing 20 times the recipe more to add to the glaze (10 times is one portion, so I ended up using 3 times the amount of dry material that I started out with). After that, I glazed a test tile and used my honey celadon to glaze some plates. I was avoiding the hand building room because the critique was still going on and migrated from the gallery to there. Anyway, I didn't work on the slab plates, but I decided to throw some pots on the wheel. I made a bottle vase that I want to make into a jug, and then I started in on a teapot. I attempted the teapot body a few times because I was being a perfectionist. I tried a gallery seating the first time-- the traditional way of making the gallery while the wall is strong-- and then tried to make an imitation gallery seating (that was a bad failed idea). After that I finally settled for a flanced seating because I really just wanted to make the teapot. I made the lid and the spout, then made a small bottle-- I was thinking about making a flask bottle but it got too fat so I just played with the bottle neck for a while until I screwed it up completely... then decided to call it a night. I guess it wasn't an unproductive night, but I didn't get everything on my list done.
As far as other things go... I finished my abstract head sculpture for class tomorrow and sculpted a parrot mushroom for work today. I don't think I will go to California this week. That's ridiculous and I have way too much to do... mostly ceramic stuff. I guess I could visit my mom if I get bored on Friday. I will get photos of the flying hat, more soda cups, the parrot mushroom, and head sculpture later... :P
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