Monday, March 29, 2010

Linoleum Tile Relief

This project focuses on texture and depth of the relief you carve. Use either the entire Lino block as a rectangle, or cut it into a square, and draw your design on in pencil.

Carefully carve the design in using the linoleum cutters--try varying the tips you use to get different textures!

Print your tile in the clay at any time to see how your design is going--then turn your finished prints into a slab box, cylinder, trivet or hanging decoration!

HAVE FUN!!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Hollow Forms!

The most fun--and challenging--wheel project of the class....the Hollow Forms project! There are so many different creations you can make with hollow forms, either functional or sculptural...or a bit of both! Here are some ideas for using donut and orb creations.

You will decide where in the range of functional to sculptural your project will be. Combine one wheel-made form with handbuilding techniques, or cut up and reassemble two or more wheel-made forms to create your project!