IM DONE IM DONE IM DONE!!!!

TOMORROW IS THE SHOWCASE AND I CANT WAIT! I HAVE 14 PIECES, TWO OF WHICH ARE HORRIBLE SO I'M REALLY REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD OF MYSELF. WHITNEY PUT ONE OF MY BLUE COIL VASES IN THE OPA SHOW AND IM REALLY PROUD ABOUT THAT TOO. IM EXCITED TO GO ON THE FIELD TRIP AND SEE EVERYTHING. AFTER THIS I'LL HAVE A LIFE AGAIN; WHICH IS AMAZING. AND IM WRITING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO GREAT IN ART RIGHT NOW! I HOPE THE SHOW GOES WELL AND MAYBE I'LL SELL SOMETHING :)

these are most all my pieces. and some of jacks are in there too. :) :)

re-building..FML

So last time i blogged i thought i was so close to being done and i was thrilled. Then i decided i hated two of my projects so much, and they were cracked, so i'm rebuilding three! i'm trying to build these three in a matter of 2 and half days..which with coils, is pretty much impossible. They quite possibly are some of the worst i've made but by this point its the deadline i have to worry about. Once all this bs is over i want to start enjoying art and making fun stuff :)

im almost done!

I am really worried about how much I still have to do since the showcase is coming up so quickly;  however I'm getting really close! I slipped and painted on a design, it took all four periods to do and lunch...it was a long day to say the least. I love my vase though, and it seems a ton of people like the design so I'm happy. I need to finish handles on my last vase, slip and design it, then I will be done building! I need to glaze two vases and barrel fire three. Once everything is fired and done, I can't wait, I'm going to be so happy!

:)

this week has been really nice but nothing really has been going on. I am almost finished with two amphoras then all i have to do is glaze. I have A TON of pieces to glaze though, im nervous because i don't have a lot of time but i think everything will turn out great. The janitor yelled at some art students and max and i yesterday, he scares me. however, i'm still going to stay in after school :)    I'm really excited for the field trip as well. I plan on coming in on friday, saturday and sunday to work on my things.

palm springs.

I'm leaving two vases while i leave for palm springs till monday night. I really hope they do not dry up so i can finish them when i get back. With those two pieces, all i have to do is finish some glazing and my portfolio will be done! I have to use some shitty pieces I don't like, but whatever, I guess it will show my progress or something. Wish my luck -_-

extra cred

Today I made some jewelry with Lexie! I made two pairs of earings, a pendent for a necklace and a ring. I really hope at least three of the things count for my breadth. With the jewelry my breadth section is done! I am finishing carving my green vase today and finished a coil vase yesterday. Now if I can make two amphoras by the end of break I will almost have my concentration done! I hope to make two and another one or two in the beginning of April.

spring break=amphoras!

I've decided that over spring break I'm going to try and build two to three amphoras.I have started another coil vase, with the coils out, and i hope it turns out great. I'm also going to make three pieces of jewelery to finish my breadth section. I painted a vase green which so far I'm not too sure how I like it. My blue vase turned out really cool, however I wish that the blue was darker. My short, circle vase turned out amazing with the glaze; I'm super happy about that. I hope that my portfolio comes together in April and my concentration all ties together!

AHHHH

I am a mess as of today. I think I've ruined one vase and I don't like the other. I am terrified for portfolios and I need to make more vases.
fml..

coil vases..what a surprise..

Yet again, I have nothing really to write in my blog. I'm making more coil vases, what a shock. However, Whitney showed me Dave and Bonnie Deal pottery and I've found some shapes i really like. The two vases I'm making right now are turning out amazing; well I think so. I'm also super worried about this whole portfolio thing, I know I won't have 12 pieces ready for it when it's due so shit...

pit fire!

I am really sorry to everyone who put something in the pit fire and it was a fail. Hopefully the next will work and everything will turn out great. I'm in the process of two projects right now, both coil vases of course. I really like what I'm making, but like I say in ever post, I want to make something different and more challenging. I'm running out of things to write about in my blog, so hopefully something juicy happens :)

start to second semester

I'm really happy with how things are going right now. I received the news that I got a gold key! i was super super super excited and surprised, i don't really like the project that i got the key on, but it has boosted my confidence in my art tons. I've started two coil vases at once and i hope to make three or four this month and have a lot more than 12 to pick from for my portfolio. I've also started throwing this week and i've totally missed it. Jack has helped me, and pretty much done the throwing for me, but has taught me a ton. I threw something on my own today and i'm going to give it to my mom :)

i super miss amy still...can we go visit soon????

End!!!!!

The semester is overr! im so happy and almost have my three projects done! im super happy about one of my vases that i carved and it looks great! Im rebuilding another and i hope it turns out good as well, but we'll see. I can't wait to meet blake michael burnham too! For my next couple projects id like to build multi piece pieces and challenge myself a little more..as well and build even bigger pieces!

greece as fallen..

I was super happy about the project i've been making. I have one vase pretty much done, with the design carved in, and i LOVE it. It's one of my favorites so far. As for my second...I made which was my favorite, a super big vase..but i was very stupid and it completely collapsed. I was about to fire the vase collapsed, but decided to start another. I hope to have my projects ready on the deadline :/ ....we'll see.

im so so soooo happy for amy and her baby blake! i cant wait to go visit her, anyone down?

umm....

For the past like four class periods i have done NOTHING, except stare at my vase and get frustrated. I really need to start working and getting two projects done before the end of the month. I have two that I'm excited to make, I hope they turn out better and better. I need to glaze my vases before i fire them this time and hopefully the painting process wont be such a struggle anymore. I have three vases that i am pit firing and I'm excited to see how they turn out. Another vase i have I am in the midst of painting and I'm nervous to see how it goes. At this point I am just practicing and need to not take it so seriously until i really figure out what i want to do.

I loooved making amy cry today when we gave her her gift..it was sooo cute :)    im so glad she liked it! im going to miss her tons and tons and tons.

good thing my class will help me :) 

for my next piece i want to make a super large and short bowl like vase with a tiny whole at the top.

im backkk

Coming back today and being really tired from the time change from maui was super hard. I'm nervous for Amy to leave because I won't have anyone to talk to when I freak out, but our new teacher seems cool. I'm excited to see how things will go and if anything will change. I started painting my first vase and I have no idea what I'm doing, I need to do a lot of experimenting. I'm almost thinking about changing the painting part because I can't paint, but I don't want to give up so we will see how it goes...Being in Maui was super fun, I went to Hana, which is this crazy road with water falls and a big hike. Along the hike I wanted to make sooo many nature sculptures, there was a lot of cool nature that we don't have and it would have been fun to see what I made.