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.