A mug for a Second Time

Not happy with the way the first two mugs came out I tried again. I'm not sure about this one but at least it didn't have a hole in it! Although it is not glazed in this picture, I did glaze it. I mixed vivid orange and a red! I think it turned out pretty well!

Mugs times two!

At first I was only going to make one mug, but after a sad incident lead to a hole in the bottom of they first one that I loved I made a second one. I think both but I think they could be better I may try it again!  

Reflection

This year has flown by, I can't believe how many project as a class we have gotten through. I have improved my painting skills, and have learned a few new tricks for wheel throwing from watching You Tube videos. My favorite project from the second semester would be my water color painting. I really loved how that one turned out and I enjoyed using the technique with the salt and blending the blues in the background. My least favorite project was probably my oil pastel drawling of the flowers in a granden. It just didn't turn out as well as I was hoping. Next time I might try the blending differently, like instead of using my fingers use a white pastel. I think throughout this year I got pretty darn good at blending colors.  What could maybe use some more work is my wheel throwing skills. I did learn things from watching those You Tube videos but I'm still not very good. Although I tried multiply times to make a good mug, none of them really turned out as well as I was hoping. There was one mug that I really liked and the bottom ended up being to thin and getting a whole in it. Bummer. Anyways, my plan for next year is that even though I am not taking any art classes is to stop in when I can and do some wheel throwing, and maybe even some ink, and water color paintings. Hopefully I'll be able to send some thing to the art fair.

Ink Painting

For my last project I wanted to do a painting because of the lack of time. I choose an ink painting because I had already done a watercolor and an blickrylic painting. I think it turn out really well. I would like to do more ink paintings.

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh is a well known great artist. Known to many as the guy that went crazy and cut off his ear, but there is much more to it. First, he did not cut off his ear, he only cut off a small portion of his ear lobe. Vincent Van Gogh did not live a happy life. In a short period of ten years Van Gogh made approximately 900 paintings and solid exactly one when he was alive. Van Gogh did not become famous until after his death... To see some of his work click here...

Scrapbook

For my last project I did some scrapbooking. I didn't get as much as I wanted done, but what I get done was Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. I wanted to get more done like, wrestling, and my birthday. I will probably do more scrapbooking here and there before they year is over but I think it will just be for extra credit.

Wheel Throwing

For my up coming project my Dad asked me if I would make him a mug. I said sure, bu the only problem is I haven't wheel throw since last year! So on You Tube I looked up some techniques to help refresh my mind. Here one video I found helpful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kapm9e6y2hA  In this video he using a technique that I have never used, he only uses the top part of the clay and removes the bottle from it when he is done wheel throwing.