Ceramics and 3D Design

I realized I never really have any pictures of my ceramics pieces.  I think it's because my hands get so messy with clay so I never want to take my camera out.

But just a little update, our next assignment is making a 14-inch piece (using coils or strips of slabs) that has many changes in its profile.  The professor suggested using an already existing piece and making it our own.  So after Googling a little bit, I chose to do this one.

Yeah, yeah.  It's gonna be hard, but I'm not doing an exact replica.  I'm changing the bottom a bit so it goes in and then back out, and the swirly part is going to have to have support pieces because it's made out of clay and not wood like the original.  I've got the bottom almost built, so this week comes the hard part.  I'll try to snap a shot this week to give you a visual.

Now, my 3D Design piece is really annoying me.  It's just, I don't know.  I just don't like it.  We had to paint it using only red, blue, and yellow, and I just feel like those colors make anything look very elementary.

I actually hate how it turned out.  It's just so... I don't even know.  You can decide for yourself.

Next class I'm starting the next project.  Basically the same as this one, only instead of using only right angles and straight planes, we are not allowed to use right angles.  And we don't have to have the mold filled with plaster, it could be made out of just the foam board.

I am learning to dread this class.