Monday, March 5, 2012

Homework Assignment: Please answer the following questions in your journal in preparation for a class critique on our Multimedia Masks, which we will have on Monday March 12th.

1. Describe what point you are at in your mask-making process, and what still needs to be done.

2. What aspects of your mask represent your personality?

3. What multimedia materials are you using in your mask, and how did you choose them?

4. What aspect of your mask would you like feedback from the group on? Pose a question that will help you on future projects, maybe something you are unsure of or can't make a decision about.
Bodacious Bowls!

This project focuses on honing our wheel skills, and new surface design techniques.

Objectives: Create a bowl form on the wheel using porcelain or stoneware that has even walls and a well-carved foot.
Glaze your bowl creatively, using dripping, spraying, layering, blending, wax resist, sgraffito, etc.

Essential Questions: What new surface design techniques can you apply to your bowl project to enhance the aesthetic value?
What happens between the planning and the doing? How do we embrace mistakes and challenges and turn them into successes?