Thursday, September 30, 2010

Teabowls!

So lately I have been throwing a lot of teabowls. I love making them but I am trying to find one that I really like to make, then I want to make a bunch of them. I have been searching the internet trying to find ideas. I'm really drawn to the rounded forms that are smooth with bulges or indents that keep a smooth feel to the pot. I also experimented over the summer using shells to alter some plates and bowls I made and I think that is what i want to try next with my teabowls.
wp373e0f05_1b.jpgThese porcelain teabowls are made by David Holden and fired in an anagama kiln. I really like the one on the right with all the ash. I want to make some teabowls the same shape as these but then give them some sort of subtle alteration.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Shocking Art


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Our next project is supposed to be a piece of shocking artwork. I've been thinking about it and there is so many possible issues that I could address. I'm mainly thinking about doing something with world peace and how we fight wars in the name of peace. For this I'm going to find an image symbolizing world peace(like the one to the left) and recreate it with hands in the shape of guns.
I also had another idea about beauty and body image in the media and how it places pressure on women. For this I was thinking of have a head and torso of a girl who is reading a celebrity magazine and make up, hair dye, diet pills, etc. are coming out of it and drowning her.