where am i at?

this was my 12" cylinder and when it was to overworked Lisa told me to just make it into a canister so i worked it and then she came and did it for me. ha.


this also was meant to be a cylinder but i turned it into a pitcher and i will attach a handle.

these cups were thrown on arts wednesday and tom coleman slips and i do plan to attach handles and also slip them.

these are the vases i have made, i have been told thatt they need lids or to exaterate the form more like the one on the far right. the one on the far right is trimmed and i do plan on trimming the other two.

i need to come to open studio again and just become a producing machine!

10 places!

1. Lighting/ sunlight- i think lighting has incredible power. it is what gives life depth and allows us to see the beauty and art.

2. Cuppycakes!- mmmmmmmm yum art cannot only be seen it can be tasted, heard and felt!.. and smelt :) these are amazing, they make me happy and i really loved making them. baking is amazing becuase you dont know the outcome until it actually comes out!

3. shoes- holy moley. shoes i think have the most fasinating form out of anything. they are a necesity but they are one of those things that can have beauty. people are judged by their shoes and art in them is imparitive.

4. broken things- this was once considered art becuase someone had to design it but just becuase gravity re-designed it does that mean it still isnt art or has become art? gravity has the uncanny power to remake something without us knowing what it means.




5. clouds- they rock becuase they give the city new color, they turn your vision almost black and white. depth.

6.snapshots in movies- movies on pause rock becuase you find photography in the movies! this is just beautiful to me im not exactly sure why.




7. shopping bags- someone had to design this bag and what went into the design? marketing motives? what about the material? and the size? these are questions i also think about when creating art.also it says CO which are my initials :)

8. fire!- cool :) another one of those things that we cant acutally control like gravity but it is really mesmerizing to watch the flames dance and move.

9. gymnastics- the skill, focus, and muscles it takes to perform gymnastics is artistic. to think about how you are going to move and to picture in your mind is extremely difficult. when doing gymnastics you are creating movement and lines that are art..








10. hair!- another one of those everday things that can have art in itself everyday or on special occasions. it is hard but it is without a doubt art!

containment...

ok so for containment round II, i have decided that art contains my life. now how do i show this? with my art literlly containing life so get ready for it (drum roll please) i am going to make vases that will contain flowers!this idea came to me when the only thing i could think of to contain was life. my original idea was bean plants but i want life to be more colorful and filled with joy and what better way to do that then with flowers! what i want to contain has changed drastically from last year because as i mentioned in my other blog, i have changed. my family is no longer the strong unit we once were. we no longer have dinner together so that in effect makes me not want to make things that will bring us together becuase it just isnt going to happen anymore. im exploring vase forms and i hope this project will bring me some peace :)

Karen Swyler, of course! :) and a bunch of other random shig!

wow, so ya my artistic hero is Karen Swyler. i must say i am quite obsessed with the work she does just becuase i feel that i can somewhat relate. i mean after seeing her speak and her explaining that her art is inspired by relationships, more specifically family, and nature i decided then and there that it made sense. her art makes sense and that is a rare occasion for me to understand anything. the simplicity in her work is beautiful becuase i dont have to look at a whole lot to find a whole lot of meaning. i have been searching for why i love simplicity, soft colors, smooth forms and not a whole lot going on and i think i have got it. in the mess i call my life, there is not very much simplicity and quiet so i find it in the art. i dont want to sit and try to ponder what the artist was thinking when they made their very busy piece. i want somewhat of a blank slate, i want a little room to make my own interpretations of the art. ok back to KS because i just got really off topic!. The form that she makes seems to flow and work together as one almost like the pots do not belong apart but they must be together. Her art is wheel thrown and altered. after throwing bowls and altering them i decided that is what i must do i loved the look beucase it wasnt just a white bowl but i moved and had some flow and details without going overboard. same concept in the amazing work of KS. thats enough writing now show me the money!

growth!

this year i am a senior and i have realized that i am a completely different person from who i was even 3 months ago. i am severely busy this year, yes even worse than last year so AP 3D studio art (pottery!) is going to be imperative in my life. art for me pulls everything back together, it centers me and brings a small bit of peace to my day. i need this class because i find it therapeutic to use the frustrations but also it brings another set of

accomplishment. since i am reflecting, i looked

through my book from last year and there were a few good pages defiantly however i found myself b.s.ing most of it. now, art is real it isn't just another class to fill the 6th hour spot in my schedule. i am learning but i do know that i am in the process of becoming an artist and knowing that there is a drive and a will to learn will always be enough.

these were the very first project that i did when i joined advanced pottery and the goal was to make a set of 6 cups with handles. the form does not flow, i was obviously experimenting with glazes and they weighed probably 2 lbs each. i like to critique my work becuase then i know what i need to work on and what i can improve. i keep this picture becuase everyone should know where their journey started.

this project was a coupling project which was at the end of the year. you can see a HUGE difference between the set of 6 and these. i finally reached my goal of my own style that i actually like. these cups had the hour glass form that i love, are a matte white glaze which is the most beautiful thing i think and they were also lighter. even my photography skills in the cube improved ! :) hehe