Assignment 1

I liked this Jomon pot because of the pattern and the details. The swirl design over the cross hatched background gives it more depth and is pleasing to look at. It's cool to see pots like this that were made so long ago and have such detail and you can see the work that must have gone into making it. 

I liked this head by Roxanne Jackson because of the color. Also I like the contrast between the blue and the shinny silver of the teeth.  The proportions and overall shape are realistic but details of a normal face are different, like here there's just an ear shape and not all the details in a lifelike ear, which I think makes it really interesting to look at. 

assignment 1

I picked this piece because I like the detail on the pot. The detail looks like a cloth was stitched around the pot. I found the top to be interesting too because it looks like string hanging down.

 Haniwa
I picked these pieces because of the worn and old look they have.  The cracks give these pots character, making them look like they have been used so much that they started to break down. I would like to get this look on my bowls.


MonochromaF2 by Tanya Batura
I like this piece because of the sleekness of the clay. Also, I like how the face is emerging from what looks like a puddle of himself. That is what makes this piece so interesting and creates a story behind the man coming out of that mass.


Deafening by Tip Toland
This piece makes me smile every time. The expression that is being expressed in this piece is so powerful and shows so much life. The wrinkles around his eyes were done very well, and it lets us know that he's had a long and happy life.

Art 265

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Assignment one

Erdahl uses an interesting glaze technique to make this ordinary face look dark and demented. The deconstructed quality and the red on the mouth make me think of the guy as a clown in an old abandoned amusement park. The features themselves are done very well with the wrinkles and facial creases.

                                                                                                 

I found this piece particularly interesting because of the stark contrast between the very dark figure and the bright turquoise crown he wears. I also think the eyes are done extremely well. The artist has created a unique, almost reptilian skin as well and I am curious about his technique for that.  

Haniwa

I chose this house figure because it looks interesting from an architectural perspective and I wonder if it was actually designed after their homes. It also reminds me of the candle holder lanterns.

Jomon

I like this piece because it reminds me of the Greek or Roman style ceramic pots. The detail in the engraving is impressive and I would like to try something like that on my bowls. 

Ceramics

So excited to learn about clay and getting my hands on it!

Introductory Post

I can't wait to start throwing bowls!!

Hello!

Now that I can finally access this blog, I would just like to say that I am super excited about this class! I can't wait to try out the wheel for the first time!

I too am excited to get my hands in the clay...  Can't wait to try throwing!! I have always had trouble, maybe this time...:)

I'm Really Excited to make the Heads!!!!!!

Nick Rouser - Critique 2

These are both sculptures made by Jack Earl. I like how he substitutes the figures head's with action or thoughts related with the figure itself. He makes the viewer ignore the emotion of the facial figures by simply excluded the head itself so we can pay more attention to what he is doing or thinking. In a way I think he is making it easier for the viewer to make an opinion about it considering the viewer does not have to convey the emotion of the figures face.

Nick Rouser - Critique

Both these pieces are sculptures done by Robert Arneson. Aside from being a really dark, gruesome piece, I really like how he conveyed his emotion in both these pieces, as if he were suicidal during these phases of life (assuming both these men are sculptors of himself). I also like how it demonstrates implied motion of the gunshot to the head or the two by four going through his head.

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The Jomon tall form stood out to me because it had an interesting texture. It is also simple, yet appealing to the eye in its construction and shape. The Haniwa house reminds me of an ancient doll house sort of thing. I wonder if it served a purpose or if it was a decoration.

Thaddeus Erdahl's head "Stevan A Douglas" seems like it could almost be a regular individual, but the glaze options he uses allows a different perspective. The dark tones and lipstick-like red clown makeup give it a mocking and/or nightmarish quality. Roxanne Jackson's "Cadaver Stirrup" was interesting because there wasn't anything else quite like it on the page. Although pretty macabre, it has a unique pattern and color palette, and I like how the shiny teeth show through the cheek area.

Ceramic

Kay, I think this is how you do it, but i'm sure. Hopefully i'm doing it right. But i can't wait fo the class to start.

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I really like how they did the color design on these bowls, and i might try to do something similar to that on my own.

Getting my head togeather

The contemporary figures both have more of a life like quality to them, which I like. The old man seems very real and very creepy where as the other figure is smoothed over in a way that he seems to be coming up from oil. Smooth and life like texture is something I will try when making my own clay figure.

These historic clay figures are very different. I really like the bug eyed Jomon figure, seems like a brutal warrior that will not back down from anything. The Haniwa figure is very simplistic, with only the basic elements to produce a face, the simplicity of that one is something I would like to stay away from when I make my clay figure and go for something a little more detailed and crazy like the Jomon figure.

First Blog

Just accepting my invitation to the blog, excited to get started with the class!
-Kristy Watts

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Heads

This piece by Ellen Blomgren is pretty neat. I love the concept behind it, and i can only imagine how cool the inside of the head is from this angle. The face doesnt look too right, i think the eye brows could be push out a little more, but that doesnt take much away from the overall piece. If i were to continue down the sculpture route i would definitely look to pieces like this for inspiration. Something with a little more meaning that the typical head, but i would try to work more detail into the face and hands.

Slab/totems

Now i don't necessarily like this piece, but i think its a good building block for what I might want to do in the future if i choose to create larger and better totems than the one i did. Itd be fun to make the faces and animals look more realistic while keeping my style in it. I enjoy the glaze used on these

Bowls

These 2 bowls by Cresek Studios have very interesting lips. I like the bumps created and the use of different glazes on them to make them really stand out. This would be interesting to try and I wish I would have in a few of my bowls.