Artist Statement
The two pieces that I decided to show are my mugs and a wooden relief carving. I wanted to show the mugs, because they did not turn out half bad and I love that I was able to make something useful. I has been wanting to throw on a wheel since I was really young, so being able to do that was really cool. As for the carving of the quail in the ponderosa pine tree, I love working with wood, and I love quails. I don’t have a strange obsession with them though. They just give me a really good feeling inside that reminds me of Arizona and my friends that live there. I think both projects showed my love for making things that make me feel good and show my love for God’s creation. Reflections #1 In my opinion my most successful project this semester was my choice project #2 where I did a series of 3 mugs. They did not turn out as good as I had hoped but I like them anyways and they are useful. I enjoyed making them and I think that played a large role in why they turned out ok. I really hope to do more pottery in the future. #2 If there was one project that I could change it would be my first choice project. I ended up making a leather card holder, but I hand stitched it, but I did not do a very good job at it. What I would change about it is that instead of doing the wallet I wish that I would have practiced with clay more and maybe my mugs would have turned out better. #3 The media that I enjoyed the most this semester was ceramics. I really enjoyed throwing on the wheel especially. I think I like it so much, because since the wheel was invented it has been used for making useful tools out of earthenware or stoneware and I love making useful things especially when they are made out of natural material.
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