Ceramics
Smug Mug
High fire clay; coil pot construction; hand-built sculpture; contouring of the face: cheekbones, eyebrow, nose, eyes, lips, chin, jawbone; smoothes into easy grip back with handle; functional mug volume for contents.
10th grade; 6.5" high, 5.5" long, 3.75" diameter at rim
Bamboo Sakura Plate –
Low fire clay; slab construction; sgraffito focus on surface; inspired by ‘yin yang’ one side representing bamboo stalks the other sakura blossoms on a branch; crafted plate then while still in leather hard stage, I glazed a layer of black and a layer of red cinnabar onto the moist clay surface; spontaneously carved this design freehand; fired once at bisque.
11th grade; 8.25” diameter
Black Clover Plate
Low fire clay; slab construction; sgraffito focus on surface; inspired by the anime show Black Clover: image adapted from another artist's online fanart picture of 'Asta'; glazed the leather hard clay with black low fire glaze before carving then, after bisque, low-firing, I glazed with clear coat and fired again.
10th grade; 8" diameter
Tri-foot Tea Cup
High fire clay; wheel thrown with trimmed foot; altered the foot into three supporting stands for light aesthetic finish; textured surface of cup while trimming to bring out the layers of colored glazes; Seaside Campfire.
12th grade; 2.25" high, 3" diameter
Green Leaf Vase
High fire clay; wheel thrown construction; altered lip of vase while in soft stages; once leather hard stage, I used the subtractive process to carve leaves onto the surface.
12th grade; 3.5” high, 3” wide
Stacked Japanese Shrine
High fire clay; slab construction; four separate stone stands, the main shrine body holds candle, cone lid to mute light and shield from ‘rain’; effort on precision and creating symmetry in the shrine supports.
11th grade; 4.5” high, 4" wide
Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Lantern
High fire clay; hard-slab construction; Japanese-themed light panels: katana, dragon, phoenix, wolf; lid design: wooden bars connecting across corresponding square holes through both external lantern and lid.
10th grade, 8.5" high, 4" wide
Wolf Teapot
High fire clay, pinch pot construction style; project started in California and was then carried on a plane to Colorado to finish construction and finally glazed in Idaho; tail acts as sturdy handle and the howling snout is the spout.
11th grade; 9.25” high, 10" long, 5" wide
Chip and Dip Bowl
High fire clay; wheel thrown in a nested concentric bowl construction shaped as a single piece; multi-layers of colored glazes.
Freshman year; 2" high, 10" diameter
Mother’s Christmas Teapot
High fire clay; wheel thrown construction; bellied and trimmed pot altered by attaching spout and pulled handle; fitted thrown lid. Functional design.
12th grade; 7" high, 12" long
Spring Planter
High fire clay; wheel thrown; trimmed the foot to include elevated drainage holes for runoff; trimmed a protruding rim for sturdiness of design; washed glaze effect on exterior to highlight texture; multilayer glazing on rim to bring natural drip effect and coordinate with asymmetric waves; inside has beautiful sunset over the protruding drip mountain skyline.
12th grade; 3.5" high, 6" diameter
Guinea Pig Food Bowl
High fire clay; wheel thrown construction; purpose was to design and produce a guinea pig food bowl to fit in the corner of the cage and when my guinea pig stands on the rim it wouldn’t flip up and spill; streamlined design with no sharp edges; multiple prototypes to create my usable product; first attempt was faulty in that the food slid right out of the concavity while my guinea pig was feeding; next iteration included a deeper bowl with vertical walls and a textured bottom to limit slipperiness.
12th grade; 3.5" wide