River McCarty-Cameron

I chose Beatrice Wood because i love how eye popping the pieces are. They are just asking for attention.





The glazes she used go perfectly with the piece. They stand out and make a rare look.











 The gazes are different and they look amazing! They are eye catching and colorful.









   Beatrice Wood was born in California in 1893. She died in 1998. She bought a pair of baroque plates with a luster glaze. She wanted to find a matching teapot to go along with it, but was unsuccessful. Deciding to make the teapot herself, she enrolled in a ceramic class at Hollywood High School. This hobby turned into a career and became a passion.

                                             I used the wheel for my cup then i placed a handle on
                                       it. It ended up cracking in the beginning and luckily i was
                                      able to save it. My original intention was for it to be bigger.
                                      i used oatmeal and mottled brown glaze. Beatrice used the wheel
                                      to make her pieces. Her pieces are very funtional. My colors catch
                                     peoples attention because of the way it runs.  

                                          i used a slab and rolled a real leaf on to it. i cut it out and
                                      trimmed it up. the only thing i would change would to make
                                     bigger. My leaf has an earthy feel and its relaxed but pops at the same
                                    time. The green is the perfect ivy.

 
                                            I used a slab and foam slump for my bowl. i made it with the intention
                                   of using it to eat out of. my piece has different colors that attract attention                                              just like beatrices.

I glazed i believe 15 pieces. i chose these because i love all the colors and forms. My leaf is very earthy and gives off a nature vibe. My artist is very functional and pretty. i just wish i made all my pieces bigger. I learned to clean up the edges and make them all smooth. I'd describe my style as earthy, relaxed, and functional. 
                                i used oatmeal and mottled brown.

Hannah Wright

                

I chose George Ohr as my artist because he creates a lot of pieces that are altered forms.
These altered forms still have practical use but they have unique qualities.


His glazes are absolutely gorgeous. They appear to blend, and they look like they "melt" down the piece. I love the choices of glaze to because they look very earthy and natural which is where I found my inspiration for my pieces this year.

 George Ohr was born in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1857. Him and his wife had ten kids, but only five of them survived to adulthood. :(

My pieces this nine weeks were mainly glazed with mottled brown, oatmeal and iron red. I love these glazes because they all vary each time they come out. My pieces were based on practical use with a connection to nature. I feel that when you take the time to create something with your hands and you put the time and effort into it, especially with clay that you appreciate it more,

My piece is similar to a few of his. I made a bowl on the wheel and took the top and created a flower top.

Although my glaze did bubble with this piece, it is similar in the way that George's pieces are formed.

I used mottled brown in one dip all over for this piece.

I created it on the wheel and before i removed it when it was till wet i bent the rim to create a flower like top.

This was my foam slump/ slab set that i created this nine weeks. I created these plated using the foam slump method. I created the mug using the slab method, Before making the forms, I rolled the stamp across the rim of the plate and the top and bottom of the mug.  I bent the sides of the plate to give it an earthy uneven feel to them although the base is still flat and lays flat.

They are glazed with one layer painted on of mink brown and then splattered with oatmeal. I wanted to give these a nature feel to them and to bring out the stamps.

I created this bowl on the wheel and the plate with foam slump. The bowl was actually an accident. I bumped it with my finger as I stood up and thought I had ruined my bowl, but then I thought of a way I could maybe save it and I turned it into an altered form, a bowl that pours.

I glazed both pieces with midnight sky and then splattered oatmeal on them.


All in all I am really satisfied with the way that all my pieces turned out this nine weeks. If I could change something from this nine weeks I would probably have made more pieces for my set. I focused a lot on wheel techniques, I also experimented with my glazes to see what different colors I could create with them, This is my third time taking this class and I can honestly say that this is my favorite class that I've ever taken, this class brings out the creativity in people that they may not have known they had in them. This class gives students a chance to relax and express themselves. I am so sad that I will be graduating this spring and this is the last time I will be able to participate in it, but I am so grateful for the chance to be here at all.