Christian Foster
ceramics 1
period 5
My cylinder is about six inches tall with a opening of about three inches. The cylinder is proportional to its size and designs on the creation. The cylinder was carved with paisley swirls all around the cylinder and a paisley design creating a circle like the hollow of a tree where a owl can sleep. The cylinder is marked with a center of interest being a owl resting on a heart with a keyhole carved all the way through the heart. The owls design and figure has a sugar skull feeling when you look at it with the flower eyes and swirling design on it. The cylinder was painted by putting black glaze inside the lines of the owl and the writing on the top of the cylinder to fill the lines in and make them bold and easier to spot from a far. After the black glaze dries I put two coats of golden aspen glaze on the inside and outside of the cylinder covering all the carving work including the owl. When the golden aspen glaze dried I put amber glaze all over the cylinder on the outside except for the tree hollow which made it look like the inside of the tree more. The texture of the piece is implied with the continuous carving throughtout the piece with the paisley swirls and the sugar owl in the middle. The purpose for this cylinders design was for my best friends birthday, she loves owls to death and I thought this would be a creative birthday gift which she loved. The top of the cylinder is topped with my name and hers and the date the cylinder was made and the statement “best friends forever”.
My cylinder was constructed using the coil method, rolling coils and attaching them to form a cylinder and then smoothing them all together to create a smooth surface easier to put designs on. I used the banding wheel to make it easier to turn my piece while I was constructing it. I used the rib tool and spunge to smooth the surface of the cylinder untill it was smooth to my liking. To create the designs carved all around the piece I used just the pin tool to carve everything in detail. To creat all the delicate and active lines carved around the cylinder I found a simble design on line and turned it into a continuous, irregular design which helped the piece create that creative tree like form and look. The way the cylinder is contructed makes your mind think about a owl in a tree because the tree design is a irregular design which does not exactly look like a tree but it represents a tree. The tree hollow that was created draws your eyes to the center where most of the delicate work was done. The cylinder gives off a positive and creative feeling about it making it a great piece to look at.
My cylinder shows craftsmanship throught the detailed work that was put into every line and curve, and dot that was added onto the piece. The way the cylinder is contructed makes a persons eyes travel all around the piece by the way the lines flow together and move about the piece like flowing water. The way the colors around the piece flow with the design and enhance the artwork makes your eyes wonder about the piece to see what else their is. The design in the middle with the piece where the owl sits draws your eyes into the hollow of the tree making the piece a wonderful piece of artwork because it has so much detail and precise lines. I love my piece because it was made for a great friend which made me work harder on the artwork and put a lot of detail into it so it was perfect. My piece shows the personallity of my best friend through the delicate lines and curves and the sweet surgar owl that sits on top of a heat with a keyhole. My cylinder is a great piece because of the feeling it gives of and the meaning that was but into the work and enhanced by the continuous detail.
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