This ceramic project is making a clay slab that is shaped in my name, which is B-R-I-A-N.

In this project I learn many types of materials, like canvas, wire cutter, scratching tool, dotting tool, needle tool, slab, coil and slip. First we use the wire cutter to cut the clay into half, I wedge the clay to make it thinner and bigger. Next I use my dotting tool to cut out my name. After that, I made the clay into a slab, so I could put my clay name on it. Finally, I decorated it and make it more interesting.

To make it more creative, I decide to overlap the letters on my name, like B first, R overlapping B, I overlapping R, A overlapping I, and finally N overlapping A.

On my Slab name, there are patterns that you can identify, the first word, middle, and last is the same design, the 2nd and the fourth has also the same design. The value of each letter is the same, i left many Spaces after each letter to make it more creative and not confusing. Balancing the use of clay can be useful so you won’t run out of clay or your clay won’t explode. The rhythm  i used is that everytime when the clay get loose, i would flip it to the back and make it stronger, and it goes on and on.

In the middle of making the clay, I have problems sticking the clay, then Ms Oda told me to flip the clay to the back and put more clay on the weaker part. We don’t have to care about the back because people won’t see the back, only the front. After I made my clay stronger, it became more AWESOME!

I really like this project because it teach me many thing like we have to dry out the clay and we have to push the air out, this is called wedging.

The part that I wanna do again is to Score and Slip, because it’s a cool name! And… I like putting the mud clay on and making them sticking together… it’s like magic~!!

In this project I did not coil, because I don’t think it’s necessary for my clay, after I cut my shape, it is already there.

After I finished this project, I learned a lot of things, be prepared, like I always come into the classroom 2 minutes earlier to prepare for the clay, once the bell rang, I can start working on it.

In the emphasis in the drawing is the curving stones that is tilting and surrounding the blue river. I chose it because it’s. When I’m drawing this landscape, I learn about how can tint and shade make the each object and ground look different, the object that is closest to you needs to be shade, and the object that is farthest needs to be tint. It’s the same color but you can make it so different and easier to know.

I think warm color makes the drawing becomes joyful and people can enjoy, but the cool color makes the drawing becomes the opposite feeling of the warm color, everything becomes sad, like peace. I drew lines on this landscape to make myself clear what I’m painting My lines are good because I didn’t really use ruler, I just drew the nature, nature can’t be straight and good and perfect. Each Shape are different and has different values to separate grounds.

At first I drew a landscape from India, but I realized it has too much details, so I compared and contrast my landscape with this one, and realized it might work out better with this. For conclusion, I think every grounds should be more different and more clear. I did good on my tint, but i need to work more on my shade.