I have successfully completed two wares, for this assignment I was asked to create a mug and a bowl thrown on the wheel.

some difficulties I encountered were cracking and breaking. These problems arose when I was attaching the bunny ears to my mug. After some problem solving, I learned that the clay of the mug base and the clay of the ears I was attempting to attach were of two different dryness levels, this led to cracking in my clay. to fit this problem I brought both clay pieces to the same dryness level.

Working on the wheel I encountered difficulties actually forming my bowls, this project allowed me to hone my wheel working skills to create more uniform looking plates, mugs, and bowls on the wheel: at times they would become off centered or the sides would become uneven. There were many times where I had to restart my mug and bowl because the creation I made on the wheel did not turn out as planned. But one cant learn a skill without mistakes. I was triumphant in making my wares after a few tries and some hours of effort led me to my results.

This mug and bowl were meant to resemble each other in terms of shape. To create this unique shape I used the flat side of my rib and held it against the side of my wares to create a straight up and down shape. Aesthetically I enjoy this shape, for both wares i made a effort to create approximately 1/4 inch thick walls, this delivers a heavier wares, that are more durable and may not crack or chip as easily. The wares pictured above are the results after bien thrown on the wheel and trimmed. The picture of the mug was taken after my first attempt at attaching the ears.

After my wares were bisque fired, It was time for under glazing! The ears attached to my bunny mug had not fell off in the kiln to my delight. There was a very high chance of this happening considering, the ears had broken off and been re-attached upwards of 3 times. It seems my efforts payed off in the end. The bunny mug was not in need of underglaze, the plan was to feature the texture of the face by adding glaze over top. On the bowl pictured: there is a under glazed Luna moth painted on the base of the ware. These moths are personal to me, they represent connecting with femineity, our inner spirit and trust in ones selves intuition. Luna moths live for only one week after transforming, they do not have time for any games as their soul purpose in this week is to reproduce, create new beginnings and be a beautiful mystical moth.

here are my wares completed, with overglaze.