This year in ceramics went by very quickly.
Before I took Ceramics II, I was sort of expecting the class to be like Studio Art I and II, where the II class is just an extension of a I class. I didn’t expect it to be that different, and I thought the only difference was that Ceramics II allowed more freedom in projects
While Ceramics II does give you a lot more freedom, I feel like Ceramics I is VERY different than Ceramics II. I failed a lot more often (as in giving up in the middle) and had a lot more crappy outcomes because I had the desire to experiment with clay and take risks (which I didn’t feel as comfortable doing in Ceramics I). I feel like the reason the two classes are so different is that while everyone is required to take a drawing art class as a kid (and so the Studio Art class is not the first drawing class they take), Ceramics I is the first clay making class that most of the students are exposed to.
I think the biggest thing I learned in Ceramics I and II was not technique nor skill, but confidence with clay. As I am going to continue studying art (in some way or the other), Ceramics gave me another medium that I feel comfortable using. I can now have clay in my works! Wheel- throwing is also something that I am glad that I learned & somewhat mastered at a beginning level, as now I can show off my skills if I ever go to the clay pottery festival thing in Korea.
I am also personally really glad that I got more comfortable with glaze this year. Last year, glazing seemed like something totally unpredictable because the colors always turned out so different from what I expected. Some colors that I thought should have turn out shiny, were matt, and others that were labeled as being blue (ahem blue rutile) made Jiwon’s and Alisa’s pots brown.
This year, I was quite surprised that I could picture all of the results before putting on each glaze, and that I could actually compare colors (that was impossible before). I wasn’t dipping my projects in random colors and hoping for the best anymore.
I can’t believe the year is already over. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time (ever since the first semester craze) and honestly, I’m glad it finally happened.
BYE BLOG!
Before I took Ceramics II, I was sort of expecting the class to be like Studio Art I and II, where the II class is just an extension of a I class. I didn’t expect it to be that different, and I thought the only difference was that Ceramics II allowed more freedom in projects
While Ceramics II does give you a lot more freedom, I feel like Ceramics I is VERY different than Ceramics II. I failed a lot more often (as in giving up in the middle) and had a lot more crappy outcomes because I had the desire to experiment with clay and take risks (which I didn’t feel as comfortable doing in Ceramics I). I feel like the reason the two classes are so different is that while everyone is required to take a drawing art class as a kid (and so the Studio Art class is not the first drawing class they take), Ceramics I is the first clay making class that most of the students are exposed to.
I think the biggest thing I learned in Ceramics I and II was not technique nor skill, but confidence with clay. As I am going to continue studying art (in some way or the other), Ceramics gave me another medium that I feel comfortable using. I can now have clay in my works! Wheel- throwing is also something that I am glad that I learned & somewhat mastered at a beginning level, as now I can show off my skills if I ever go to the clay pottery festival thing in Korea.
I am also personally really glad that I got more comfortable with glaze this year. Last year, glazing seemed like something totally unpredictable because the colors always turned out so different from what I expected. Some colors that I thought should have turn out shiny, were matt, and others that were labeled as being blue (ahem blue rutile) made Jiwon’s and Alisa’s pots brown.
This year, I was quite surprised that I could picture all of the results before putting on each glaze, and that I could actually compare colors (that was impossible before). I wasn’t dipping my projects in random colors and hoping for the best anymore.
I can’t believe the year is already over. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time (ever since the first semester craze) and honestly, I’m glad it finally happened.
BYE BLOG!