1. What are the good/strong parts about your project? What is done well?
I think the design on the teacup is the main strong part, but also the form is pretty dang cute.
2. What do you think you could have done better on this project?
I would have liked to make the cup bigger.
3. Describe the attributes of your theme / unity: What is the design like?
The design is focused on one of the four seasons, this one being "Spring". There are vines and leaves in a swirling pattern.
4. Describe the form of your vessel: what kind of 3-D shape does it have? What do you think you will keep / contain in your vessel?
My vessel is almost a fourth of an egg-shape. If I actually use it, it will contain beverages.
5. What is the primary texture on your vessel? How did you do this? Why did you do it that way?
The primary texture is smooth with sgraffito. I did it by carving with a needle tool. I did it that way to obtain delicate lines, to unify the theme of spring.
6. What did you learn from this project that you could apply to others? What lessons could be applied to life in general?
The project may not turn out the way you intended, much like life is unpredictable. This is applicable to all other projects because there are numerous opportunities to bettering your project, although it may come out of a mistake or riskly decision.
7. Evaluate the design of your vessel: Why did you do it the way you did? What is planned? What is by chance? Did your final project look the way you thought it would in the beginning? Why or why not? Elaborate on the process.
I pictured the vessel to be a mug, but with a split-second decision, I cut it down the middle and decided to make two half-teacups. After carving vines into one of them, I decided to create 3 more vessels and theme them by the four seasons of the year.
8. Is this a worthwhile project that Mr. Purdy should continue to use? What should be done to improve this project?
Yes, I like this project... I would prefer to have guidelines as to what sort of vessel we should make, though. Especially since we have to make 4 for an exceeding grade. Perhaps it should be graded on time spent per vessel and vessel quality, rather than having so many vessels due to get an A.
I think the design on the teacup is the main strong part, but also the form is pretty dang cute.
2. What do you think you could have done better on this project?
I would have liked to make the cup bigger.
3. Describe the attributes of your theme / unity: What is the design like?
The design is focused on one of the four seasons, this one being "Spring". There are vines and leaves in a swirling pattern.
4. Describe the form of your vessel: what kind of 3-D shape does it have? What do you think you will keep / contain in your vessel?
My vessel is almost a fourth of an egg-shape. If I actually use it, it will contain beverages.
5. What is the primary texture on your vessel? How did you do this? Why did you do it that way?
The primary texture is smooth with sgraffito. I did it by carving with a needle tool. I did it that way to obtain delicate lines, to unify the theme of spring.
6. What did you learn from this project that you could apply to others? What lessons could be applied to life in general?
The project may not turn out the way you intended, much like life is unpredictable. This is applicable to all other projects because there are numerous opportunities to bettering your project, although it may come out of a mistake or riskly decision.
7. Evaluate the design of your vessel: Why did you do it the way you did? What is planned? What is by chance? Did your final project look the way you thought it would in the beginning? Why or why not? Elaborate on the process.
I pictured the vessel to be a mug, but with a split-second decision, I cut it down the middle and decided to make two half-teacups. After carving vines into one of them, I decided to create 3 more vessels and theme them by the four seasons of the year.
8. Is this a worthwhile project that Mr. Purdy should continue to use? What should be done to improve this project?
Yes, I like this project... I would prefer to have guidelines as to what sort of vessel we should make, though. Especially since we have to make 4 for an exceeding grade. Perhaps it should be graded on time spent per vessel and vessel quality, rather than having so many vessels due to get an A.