This week will forever be known as the week that I discovered all the different types of clay and I must say, now that I know what's available to me I may never go back to grey clay. This week was also one of the most productive and stressful weeks of ceramics I've ever had because since I was so excited to get to use all these new forms of clay, I made A LOT of stuff and then had too foot A LOT of stuff and next week I'll be carving, making handles and hopefully glazing A LOT of stuff. But such is life.
On Monday and Tuesday actually, I hadn't discovered the new clay so I made a tall project (not pictured) which is now being fired. On Wednesday though, I found the red clay and in one period I had thrown 4 things: Two bowls, one cylinder and one plate (which we haven't officially learned to make yet but which I wanted to try). Then Thursday I footed them all and after school I threw three more things: a porcelain vase, a porcelain bowl and a cup/cylinder out of sea mix. I love all these new types of clay. The red clay is extremely messy but so soft and easy to center. The sea mix is very similar to the red clay and I hear it turns bright white when fired. The porcelain was by far my favorite though despite it being so different from what I'm used to. It was leathery and soft and harder to throw with but easier to make thinner than the other clay. These projects all look simple now, but I assure you by next week they'll all be handled, carved and hopefully glazed!
On Monday and Tuesday actually, I hadn't discovered the new clay so I made a tall project (not pictured) which is now being fired. On Wednesday though, I found the red clay and in one period I had thrown 4 things: Two bowls, one cylinder and one plate (which we haven't officially learned to make yet but which I wanted to try). Then Thursday I footed them all and after school I threw three more things: a porcelain vase, a porcelain bowl and a cup/cylinder out of sea mix. I love all these new types of clay. The red clay is extremely messy but so soft and easy to center. The sea mix is very similar to the red clay and I hear it turns bright white when fired. The porcelain was by far my favorite though despite it being so different from what I'm used to. It was leathery and soft and harder to throw with but easier to make thinner than the other clay. These projects all look simple now, but I assure you by next week they'll all be handled, carved and hopefully glazed!