cups/ tumblers

last class i threw three potential cup forms, right now i'm working on size and shape of these. i was using about 1.25 pounds of clay last class which seemed to be a little too big, at least for the shape i was going for, i'm not sure if i'm going to continue too far with that shape though. I definitely want to experiment with other cup/ tumbler forms, here are two that i would like to work with (basically a concave form as well as a convex form:

art retreat reflection

This year the art retreat was pretty cool. I really enjoyed the guest artist and her style of work! She made unique things with a flair of her own, and i enjoyed created things in her style. I may actually explore her style in the future and even perhaps put some pieces based off her work in my portfolio. I had a little more trouble with the Andy Goldsworthy porject this year than i did last year. I ended up making a sphere based sculpture out of sticks with a hole in it at the base of a tree. here's a picture:
This was my first attempt at this form and i think it was fairly successful. It really boggled me to see how much work went into the creation of these. After i photographed this piece i tore it down and attempted to create a better piece of the same style. unfortunately right now i dont have any pictures of that uploaded, but i will put one on my blog by next week. I was rushed on time to finish the second one, but i think it turned out better than the first. In the end it was a good experience and i would gladly do it again. The art retreat was a great way to kick off AP 3d this year and i'm really excited for the class and for creating a portfolio even better than last years.

main blog!

amy wants us to post a link to the main class blog, so here it is:

http://lakeridgeap3d1011.blogspot.com/