Sunday, February 24, 2013

3rd Quarter Project

Work should be taken off the wood when leather dry so that it can retain its shape, but also can be trimmed on the wheel.  I focused mostly on texture and balance in this piece.  I learned from this project that things that seem too difficult to put together sometimes just need a few more days to stiffen (like the walls of the lantern).  If I could change something, it would be to go back and mix one of my glaze components with a paddle instead of just a whisk, because inadequate mixing made it come out green instead of blue. 

Friday, February 15, 2013

Lantern

I'm doing a lantern.  I already finished it and glazed it.  The glaze didn't come out the color I was expecting because I didn't mix it properly.  The project wasn't very easy because the walls were hard to hold up and attach at the same time.