Kate Barker, Student Work, Ceramic I

20 Sculpture Assignment

20 experimental sculptures led to a collection of five pieces.

Above

Pieces from 20 experimental assignment.

Largest is 6 inches in length.

Five Rabbits. 

Ceramic and Glaze. 

All pieces are between 7 and 8 inches. 

Rabbit with piece from first 20 sculptures. 

 

Kathy Butterly, Artist

Website:

https://kathybutterly.com/

 

Christian Ard, Student Work, Ceramic Sculpture II

Alien 17d

Ceramic Bisque, white and red clay

4' tall

Alien 13g

Ceramic

2.5' tall

 

Magic Water

 

Marian Williams’ Pottery

Attaching handles, welding seams, joining pieces of clay….Problems?!

Here is the easy solution!

Magic Water!  Lana Wilson’s recipe is (from website):

Magic Water

1 Gallon Water

9.5 Grams Sodium Silicate

3 Grams Soda Ash

OR

1 Gallon Water

3 Tablespoons of Liquid Sodium Silicate

1 1/2 Teaspoons of Soda Ash source

I use a toothbrush to score and apply and have had really great success!  No more messy slip and cracks in pieces during the drying process!

I found on Marian William's Blog. Link below. 

https://www.marianwilliamspottery.com/2012/07/04/its-magical-how-to-make-and-use-magic-water/?fbclid=IwAR2md6gOELs9EQQrvLRS5aQg4EXYqAPV8n1pqniDWsyOhlkIR9oCEpJVxa4

Bamana Potters

Bamana potter Seban Fané, Kunògò, Mali, 1991. Photograph by Barbara E. Frank.

 

Bamana potters are part of a complex social and artistic network among the Mande peoples of West Africa.  Identified collectively as nyamakalaw, blacksmiths, potters, bards and leatherworkers form a separate social class from the mostly farmer majority. A woman does not simply choose to become a potter. She is born into a family of blacksmiths and potters, who protect the secrets of their trades by endogamous marriage practices. The Bamana term for potter, numumuso, is generally translated as "blacksmith woman", but means much more than the wife or mother of a blacksmith. 

Continue reading and more images: https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/5?start=0

 

Sam Bolanos, Student Work, Ceramic I

Ceramic and Glaze

Assignment - Make a collection of at least 15 small, hand-held forms. 

 

Clay Studio