Pot Head

This is one of my projects that I had the most trouble with. It was originally supposed to be a flower pot but the coils were cracking more and more everyday when I worked on it. I didn't even get to finish smoothing out the coils. As you can see in the picture you can tell the coils are there and that frustrates me. I drew and painted everything on here like my last post. The eyes everywhere and a big tree in the night sky. The inside of the pot is just colors splattered everywhere. This is also one of my projects that I love and I am very happy with the result.

Would you like a cuppa tea?

A second favorite project of mine is this cup. My original idea for the cup was going to have spikes all around, it was going to be objects that you use everyday but you can't, I found a guy online that makes those sort of things, but unfortunately I cannot remember his name or where to find him. But instead of that idea I just thought to paint it with some things that I like. The 3 eyes and the skull, the "Drink Me" bottle from Alice in Wonderland", and some other drawings. Inside on the bottom of the cup is another drawing of an eye.

Kindergarten

Here is a project that I did last year (junior year) but I barely painted it and clear coated it at the beginning of the year. This took a lot of clay and coil just to make. This was actually supposed to be  practice vase. I finished the coils and I didn't want to just smush it all down and waste clay so I painted it. It looks like a kindergartner painted it, I was just having fun painting it. People think this was just a waste of clay but it wasn't to me. These aren't just things to make because you HAVE to. When you make them you learn how to have patience and learn how to deal with mistakes.

I got the world on my hands

This is one of my projects that I have made that I am in love with. These are my hands made of clay that I painted like the earth. The process to do this was very difficult just like the others. Getting the clay into the shape of your hands isn't a very easy thing to do. The fingers were also very hard to do because you have to keep messing with the clay to get it in the shape of your palms, fingers, and the split of your hands. When it came down to painting it, I had no idea how to paint it, but I came up with this. I love it!

Tree House Candle Holder

 This is a tree house that I made into a candle holder I really like trees and the way I painted it where it goes black to gray to brown. I was going to do something totally different but ended up with this. During the process of making it, I had A LOT of mess ups! The coils kept cracking, I had to keep filling up holes. I had a hard time keeping it straight to where it was going slanted. I didn't want it to look like "The leaning tower of Pisa" LOL......Anyway, I really wanted it to have the texture and similarities like a tree, but that was really difficult for me to do. I really like the way it turned out and I am happy with it.  

Printers

I am currently printing out all of my writing for my scrapbook. Urm, right now the printer isn't working so I am going to glue on the last of my items I need. I have a lot of pages to print out.

More backgrounds

Here is what I worked on today, I had to practice the chevron before I put it on the background. It didn't come out the way I wanted it to, the chevron is very sloppy, but I don't have the time to paint another green background and all the other stuff. So yeah, this is what I worked on today during Studio Art and 3rd period. This background is for my sisters baby shower page, it matches everything that is going to go on the page....bye.

Accomplishments Page

Here is one of my Scrapbook pages that I am working on. This is my 'Accomplishments' page ,it's going to be my first page of my Topics category.  I really didn't want to put this page in my scrapbook, but I decided to because this is the reason why I'm a senior and I don't have stress. The MATH TAKS test was really hard for me, so when I passes this I was really excited.

Light Pink

Since all my projects are about to be fired, I can't take pictures of them, but here is my last project "Pot Head" that needs to be fired.This is my 2nd favorite project that I have done because the colors on it make it more beautiful. You can't see the colors right now because I glazed it, but after it's fired you will see the colors.

Pot Head

 Since I have no idea what else to do with my projects, I decided to paint whatever I feel.Here is what I drew on my pot, its crazy eyes. My love for eyes and eyeballs are getting way out of hand and are on way to many of my projects. The idea to paint it was actually a good idea because even though I don't like the way the clay came out. The paint covered the mistakes. I called this "Pot head
" because its crazy and its a pot...If that makes sense. Well here you go....uhm...erm...bye.

Lid Lid Lid Lid

Here is my lid!! Finally! All I have to do now is cut out some designs and put them on my box then my whole box will be finished!

Pot of love

One of my projects I did in the beginning of the year. It was cracked in multiple places so I filled them in with this stuff. I am planning on sanding this down to make it smooth, then  I will glue on some newspaper and some things that have meaning to me. Then I will paint some light colors on top to set it out.

Smoothing out

I ALSO worked on smoothing out my box and the rough edges on my cut out designs. This is a "Rough Bark Tree", I carved an eyeball in the left hand corner and I am working on my feather to look more...feathery.

Clear Coat

On Monday, I clear coated my vase. It didn't come out the way I wanted so I just painted it with flowers, clouds and other stuff. It looks like a little girl did it. Oh well.

PROJECTS,PROJECTS,PROJECTS!

I am done with my tree house,cup and my box.I just need more clay and slabs for my lid and cut outs. I am all worked OUT!!! I am excited to do more clay projects though! 

Just a little bit more...

So I am halfway done with my clay box, all I need is a lid and some more cut outs for my designs to put on/inside my box. I am waiting for some more clay to be made, since my wait, I have painted my cup and now I am clear coating it. My Tree Candle holder is already ready for me to paint, so I will be doing that some time this week. I am trying to finish everything this week so I can start something new next week. I hated all my projects when I first started making them, BUT seeing them fired and painted makes me like them just a little bit more...

Painting!

Now that these projects are ready to be painted, I have some ideas for them.I am currently looking around at some of my favorite clay artists...

Cut-Outs

I HAVE ALREADY CUT OUT DESIGNS AND PUT THEM ON MY BOX!
I STILL NEED MY LID AND MORE CUT OUTS! I FIRST NEED TO DRAW THEM ON HARD PAPER THEN CUT OUT THE DESIGNS THEN CUT THEM OUT ON CLAY!

Slabs are cut!

Here are my cut outs.I still need a slab for my lid.But for right now I will finish doing my designs/

SLABS

My two slabs are ready.One of the slabs was made by you Mrs.Wheeler on Monday. I have to wait till tomorrow to get started my box so my slabs can dry.

More box layouts

This will be on the top of the box, The skulls will be a lot bigger on drawn like the "Day of the Dead" skulls.  For me, the skulls represent my deep love for them.They just seem really cool and I like the shape and everything. Some skulls have a "Sign" that they are bad the way people represent them. But they are not. 

Box layout

My box will have 1 eye on each side. The reason for that is because it is my symbol for " I am always watching" meaning, I have had a lot of things Ive seen. The small boxes right beside that is the top of the box on the lid.I am not a good drawer but I tried to make it as clear as possible.