I think the final outcome was good, the designs worked well on the pot and I am happy with how it looks, I think I could of improved on the shape of the pot as it isn't perfect, but it looks ok. Also when the pot was glazed it wasn't consistent, some of the pot was all white but some of the pot was showing the terracotta colour through it, this was ok though as it gave it a rustic look.
Overall I am happy with the result, if I did it next time I would not use the coiling method as this made it messy.
Final designs, screen printing and transfers
Screen Printing and Transfers-
I wanted to screen print my designs because doing it by hand would of been really difficult this is because my designs were very detailed, To do this you prepare your screen as normal, but you print onto a special paper with pigments and a glue, once printed it needs to dry for around 1-2 hours. Once it has dried you put the paper in a bowl of water until the top transparent layer starts to come away, you then place it on your pot and make sure there are no air bubbles and then you fire it again.
Final Designs,
Toxic symbol
I wanted to use swirls on my pot, but I wanted to give it a meaning behind it, so I made the swirls look like the toxic/bio-hazard logos, this then means that the pot has a more nasty meaning behind it, which links in with the theme of nuclear bombs.
My Examples-
Korean Lettering
I wanted to use traditional Korean on my pot as you just see them as symbols, but they mean so much more if you understand them, here are a few I am going to use.
폭탄- Bomb
공격- Attack
분노- Anger
Glazing and Pot sketches
Glazing.
I decided to use a matte white glaze as this gives the pot a rustic look and isn't too shiny, this is what I want it to look like,
Sketches and Drawings from Adobe Illustrator
Here are some drawings I have done on Adobe Illustrator, I tried to stick to using blues and whites so they will be similar to the willow designs I had previously looked at.
Coil Building
How to coil a pot!
Roll out a base for the pot and cut it out, then roll out sausage shaped pieces of clay and join them on to the base using the method where you score the clay so it will join together when being fired. Once you have scored the clay and you are ready to join the next layer add slip to the scored clay so that it will stick together. Keep doing this until you get to the desired height. Also use a kidney to smooth out the coils so it looks neat.
http://0.tqn.com/d/pottery/1/0/g/3/-/-/pitcher_coil_weld.jpg
http://www.lakesidepottery.com/Media/JPG_Images/How-to-make-a-coiled-pot/011-more-coils.jpg
http://pampaws.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dsc01942.jpg
Rowena Gilbert
Rowena Gilbert,
I like Rowena's work because of the colours and techniques that she uses. I like the shapes and styles of her pots, I want to do my pot a similar shape to the vases she makes.
Below is a statement from her website;
Searching for the perfect fusion of strong design, innovative style and spontaneous expression. The clay vessel is my bold canvas; strong, simple and unfussy in form. Layers of clay echo periods of time, memories; slow, controlled, ordered. The surface evokes moods, tensions, actions, reactions.
Using additions of metal oxides for the reds, blacks and blues, the coloured clay layers are brushed on the slip cast vessel or inlaid in incised lines and marks. The surface marks are created using various sgraffito tools when the clay vessel is in a leather-hard state. Rowena bisque fires, then masks areas on the outside of the vessel using wax resist, glazing the inside and the unmasked areas with a transparent gloss with the final firing at 1160°C. All pieces are hand made and have Rowena's signature mark on the base.
http://www.rowenagilbert.com/profile_rowena_gilbert_contemporary_ceramics.html
http://www.rowenagilbert.com
Searching for the perfect fusion of strong design, innovative style and spontaneous expression. The clay vessel is my bold canvas; strong, simple and unfussy in form. Layers of clay echo periods of time, memories; slow, controlled, ordered. The surface evokes moods, tensions, actions, reactions.
Using additions of metal oxides for the reds, blacks and blues, the coloured clay layers are brushed on the slip cast vessel or inlaid in incised lines and marks. The surface marks are created using various sgraffito tools when the clay vessel is in a leather-hard state. Rowena bisque fires, then masks areas on the outside of the vessel using wax resist, glazing the inside and the unmasked areas with a transparent gloss with the final firing at 1160°C. All pieces are hand made and have Rowena's signature mark on the base.
http://www.rowenagilbert.com
Blue Willow
The Willow pattern, more commonly known as Blue Willow, is a distinctive and elaborate pattern used on ceramic kitchen/housewares. The pattern was popular in 18th century England, e.g. porcelain designed by Thomas Minton around 1790 and has been in use for over 200 years. The design was inspired by the china England imported from China during the late 18th century. Other references give alternative origins, such as Thomas Turner of Caughley porcelain, with a design date of 1780. Willow refers to the pattern, a specific treatment, either applied transfer, or stamp, known as transferware. Background colour is always white, while foreground colour depends on the maker; blue the most common, followed by pink, green, and brown. Assortment, shape and dates of production vary.
Colin Thompson
Colin Thompson is an Illustrator and Author from England. He does highly detailed illustrations in his book which you can look at for hours, here are a few which I liked and also one called willow which relates back to the type of ceramic design I want to use.
Project Brief and Ideas on what subject to look at
I have chosen to look at North Korea's planned attacks on the USA, I want to incorporate the traditional style of pottery of Korea and China and change the imagery slightly to include bombs and Korean symbols and words. Below are some images from the news over the past few weeks.
Project Brief
Through a series of workshops, tutorials, museum visits and independent research, you will design and make a sculptural or functional object out of clay. You will be taught a variety of hand building methods and surface decoration techniques, in order to produce a piece of work that is referring to a specific political subject that that you feel strongly about. You could choose to create an installation or a single object. You will need to demonstrate the design process through your sketchbook and technical journal. We recommend to bring your sketchbook in every session and actively engage in primary and secondary research outside session times.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300964/North-Korea-war-room-photos-Kim-Jong-Un-plotting-attack-America.html
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