Category: Art

Music As Literature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gskAeWgEExk For a literature assignment I had to analyze a few music videos, including this one. We discussed what may be conveyed with the music itself and then what the complete video says.

Feeling More Like A Ceramic Artist

Looking back on the last two weeks I feel more like a ceramic artist now than I have in a while. I like everything I have made and have been proud to send it through the kiln. I have also made more work and spent more time working on ceramics than I think I have […]

Realizing the Obvious

In several days I will start my first ceramics class without Tweedy. I have grown quite attached to Tweedy’s ways of doing things, and the ways of the UNCC ceramics studio.  I  will be in a new studio and under a new instructor. I am terrified.

Trimming 563

I have never trimmed a clay as smooth as 563. The clay shaves off with no disruption to the piece, and I don’t get those nasty little grooves that some grogged stonewares do. I am liking more about it than I am hating about it. I will likely keep working with 563, maybe as a […]

First Throw in 563

My first throw in Standard’s 563 was interesting. It centered fast, and threw smooth. The texture of the clay was great, but the particular batch this bag is from seems to be a little overly moist. The clay has no structure… it isn’t good for throwing wide bowls at this point (but as with all […]

Considering a Clay Change

My normal throwing clay for home is Standard Clay’s 105 or 105G (with grog). Also I work with a red clay in the same series, 104. Recently my mother (who does a lot of glazing for me) asked if she could use mid-range stoneware glazes. This brought about a question in myself… can she? I […]