My theme for the quarter is discovery; the action of finding something unexpectedly or in the course of a search. Throughout this quarter I have just begun to discover my true talent, skills, weaknesses, and strengths as an artist working in ceramics. Most, if not all, of my projects were made without any pre-planned form in mind, even if I had an idea of what I wanted to make, if the clay wasn't working for the that particular idea, I simply went with the flow and sought out the possibilities of what I could make.
Above are the projects that I am thinking of using for my Final Essay, each one has qualities about it that relate to my over all theme of discovery. Many of these project are the product of accidents and even pure boredom, but they are projects that I am very proud of and that demonstrate my feelings towards art in specific ways. Through these projects I felt that I was really able to get a better understanding of my skills as a ceramicist.
My ability to create different shapes and the forms of a projects was not the only discovering that I sought, but I also tried using different glaze techniques, different thicknesses of projects, even different clay, and I was always deriving these new ideas from the suggestions of friends, parents, teachers, etc. or my simple imagination.
I really feel that the message of my art work simply states: Have Fun and Discover What You Can Do. Play around with different techniques, and the most important thing to remember is to not be scared to try new things, because if you never try you'll never be able to discover what your true skills and abilities are.
Above are the projects that I am thinking of using for my Final Essay, each one has qualities about it that relate to my over all theme of discovery. Many of these project are the product of accidents and even pure boredom, but they are projects that I am very proud of and that demonstrate my feelings towards art in specific ways. Through these projects I felt that I was really able to get a better understanding of my skills as a ceramicist.
My ability to create different shapes and the forms of a projects was not the only discovering that I sought, but I also tried using different glaze techniques, different thicknesses of projects, even different clay, and I was always deriving these new ideas from the suggestions of friends, parents, teachers, etc. or my simple imagination.
I really feel that the message of my art work simply states: Have Fun and Discover What You Can Do. Play around with different techniques, and the most important thing to remember is to not be scared to try new things, because if you never try you'll never be able to discover what your true skills and abilities are.