Last week, (Oct 19) I put finishing touches on my pit fire piece and waited for it to dry. While it was drying, I switched focus back to my Reinterpritarion piece. My piece is supposed to be a mouth with Thomas Moran’s “fiercely the red sun...” coming out of it. I’m running into a lot of frustrations with it though. I don’t like the colors of the lips, I don’t know what medium to use for the sky and sea, I can’t seem to figure out how to bring my design to life. I’ve lost a lot of my motivation to work on the piece, so I’m leaving it for now to work on other projects. I’ll come back to it when I have thought it out more.
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This week my pit fire piece has been prepped and ready to fire on Sunday! I had a lot of debate over wether to glaze it or pit fire it. I think the pit fire will keep it feeling earthy and flowing, rather than a bright glaze. I wanted the piece to feel natural and organic, but I was nervous to give up so much control on the coloring. I tried to add plenty of elements that would leave bright, warm colors, and hopefully that pays off. While I wait, I’ve moved onto my underglaze project. I’m about to roll a slab to make a cup as a base for my design. I’m excited for the detailing and line work, which has always been a favorite of mine in art. Hopefully it goes well! For the past two weeks, I've taken a break from my Reinterpretation piece. I'm working on making a piece for our raku pit fire. I rolled a slab and cut out the oval shape for the base, then coiled, then cut with a wire for the slant. There's been some stuff going on with my mental health lately, so this piece has been mostly my way of working out my recent emotions. The process of making my piece has been about just doing what feels right. Making my piece has been extremely calming and working on it has cleared my head. It's about going with flow, and doing something that makes me comfortable. Clay isn't my favorite medium; I've always found it hard to work with. It's always been hard to execute my designs the way i want to but this piece has been going very well. I'm expecting a bit of a struggle with burnishing because of all the small areas and changes in relief. I also haven't decided what colors I'll be going for when we put them in the pit fire. |
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