34 seeing our Ceramics pieces

We were able to see how our work had changed through the firings and see how colour emerged - this feels like a nice experience and I can imagine potters finding it tremendously emotional to see what outcomes they have.

Here is some of my 'work' 

The work reappears 

We also saw how our interventions on 'ready-mades' looked, the decals and colour on my cup to reflect Utopia Dystopia were maybe a little underwhelming.

The saucer

       

Chick decal on cup







And together






        




Robert spoke to us about and demonstrated extrusions - their are various dies which create a cross section and offer out lengths of clay that are suitable for use in 'Coiling'  - 

Slabbing rolled flat with equal level guides






Next I got to work on my idea around a prison cell with a fault line (California/Alcatraz) from last week.

Robert provided me with clay that I flattened (slab)   for the base (and a lid I hadn't planned) .




Robert gave me the suggestion of choosing colour for the inside  to show light coming through the window which I have tried to use, it'll be interesting to see how it comes out.

I shall wait and see how it looks in 2022

 Reflecting on the ceramics taster - I found experience pleasurable and the freedom of action that Robert communicated was very encouraging.

The downside is that the ceramics is very much a skills based medium and I was at a stage where the surprise was positive working to an idea made my limitations much clearer.



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