Ceramics II: Sculptural Response II
This unit, like the previous sculptural response unit, was open ended and full of choices. I was inspired by the song “Titanium” by David Guetta, a song about being invincible to others’ attacks, whether they be physical or verbal. Therefore, I made my plans to make a shield that blocked bullets and other attacks. I decided that making the piece as a pinch pot would be the most efficient.
Making the shape of the shield itself took very little time, flattening out a piece of clay and shaping it into a triangular piece with sharp points at the ends. I also curved the piece to make it like a realistic shield. I also carved away at the edges to add more depth to the piece. Then, I added indents to the shield, slipped and scored bullets lodged into the shield, and carved into the piece to make slashes. I added these features to show that while there are many attacks on the shield, the shield does not break and successfully fends off these attacks.
I was originally planning to paint my sculptural response with acrylic paint, but decided to paint it with low-fire glaze to have the shiny effect that the glaze makes. I painted a layer of white low-fire glaze and on top I painted a layer of Old Pewter to get a shiny silver color. The color came out kind of weird with a green-ish hue, but I still think it looks okay. It also looks kind of like moss and at first I was really surprised at how the color turned out.
Overall, this project ended up to be much simpler than the previous units since I made the piece through a pinch pot process. I was a bit behind since I finished the previous projects late, but I was able to make this project quickly and was on track throughout the unit. As this was the last unit before I am done with ceramics, I felt both satisfied and sad when I finally finished this project.
Making the shape of the shield itself took very little time, flattening out a piece of clay and shaping it into a triangular piece with sharp points at the ends. I also curved the piece to make it like a realistic shield. I also carved away at the edges to add more depth to the piece. Then, I added indents to the shield, slipped and scored bullets lodged into the shield, and carved into the piece to make slashes. I added these features to show that while there are many attacks on the shield, the shield does not break and successfully fends off these attacks.
I was originally planning to paint my sculptural response with acrylic paint, but decided to paint it with low-fire glaze to have the shiny effect that the glaze makes. I painted a layer of white low-fire glaze and on top I painted a layer of Old Pewter to get a shiny silver color. The color came out kind of weird with a green-ish hue, but I still think it looks okay. It also looks kind of like moss and at first I was really surprised at how the color turned out.
Overall, this project ended up to be much simpler than the previous units since I made the piece through a pinch pot process. I was a bit behind since I finished the previous projects late, but I was able to make this project quickly and was on track throughout the unit. As this was the last unit before I am done with ceramics, I felt both satisfied and sad when I finally finished this project.