1. What are the good / strong parts of your vessel? What is done well?
I spent a lot of time working on the detail of my first pinch pot, and because I honeycombed the outside and even smoothed each dip, I am proud of it.
2. What do you think you could have done better on this project?
I think I should have taken more time with the wedging and pinching of the vessel, because I'm a very nervous person and I'm afraid it will explode in the kiln.
3. Describe the attributes of your form: what is the shape and height?
My vessel is a cylindrical shape with a height almost equal to its width. It is also slightly abstract in its shape.
4. Describe the texture of your project's surface: is it rough, organic, or contoured?
My project is sgraffitoed to appear as a sort of honeycomb texture on the outside. The interior was rough-sponged to give it a sandpapery feel.
5. What do you conclude about making projects using the pinch techniques?
I feel like its not one of the most versatile pottery methods, due to the fact that it can't be morphed into a complex object. I enjoy the imperfections that it insists to display.
6. What did you learn from this project that you could apply to other projects in the future? What lessons could be applied to life in general?
I learned that taking extra time for your projects pays off! But I might also learn that being sloppy in the beginning might just be your demise in the end.
7. Evaluate on the meaning of your pinch vessel. Why did you do it the way you did, was it planned or was it by chance?
I originally wanted to make a hollow sphere with a cutout in it, but the more I attempted to create it, the less I was attracted to the idea. I decided to cut the spere in half and make an upright vessel with a wacky texture.
8. What skills or strategies will you apply on the next clay project?
I'll definitely wedge my clay longer since I'm practically having a panic attack over the fact that clay can and will explode in a kiln.
I spent a lot of time working on the detail of my first pinch pot, and because I honeycombed the outside and even smoothed each dip, I am proud of it.
2. What do you think you could have done better on this project?
I think I should have taken more time with the wedging and pinching of the vessel, because I'm a very nervous person and I'm afraid it will explode in the kiln.
3. Describe the attributes of your form: what is the shape and height?
My vessel is a cylindrical shape with a height almost equal to its width. It is also slightly abstract in its shape.
4. Describe the texture of your project's surface: is it rough, organic, or contoured?
My project is sgraffitoed to appear as a sort of honeycomb texture on the outside. The interior was rough-sponged to give it a sandpapery feel.
5. What do you conclude about making projects using the pinch techniques?
I feel like its not one of the most versatile pottery methods, due to the fact that it can't be morphed into a complex object. I enjoy the imperfections that it insists to display.
6. What did you learn from this project that you could apply to other projects in the future? What lessons could be applied to life in general?
I learned that taking extra time for your projects pays off! But I might also learn that being sloppy in the beginning might just be your demise in the end.
7. Evaluate on the meaning of your pinch vessel. Why did you do it the way you did, was it planned or was it by chance?
I originally wanted to make a hollow sphere with a cutout in it, but the more I attempted to create it, the less I was attracted to the idea. I decided to cut the spere in half and make an upright vessel with a wacky texture.
8. What skills or strategies will you apply on the next clay project?
I'll definitely wedge my clay longer since I'm practically having a panic attack over the fact that clay can and will explode in a kiln.