I chose this piece because i felt it stayed true to the wheel thrown idea but was still a artistic sculpture rather than a bowl, pot, ect. I also chose this because unlike many of the other wheel thrown sculptures this was not a wheel thrown object with a hand sculpture on it but a truly wheel thrown sculpture.

-William Loomis

I think this is a cute and usable piece. The challenging part about it is that if i attempted to make it i would have a hard time making the sculptural part. I think i could handle the wheel thrown part.

Wheel Thrown Sculpture

I chose this piece for my post because it is very unique. They are chess pieces, but they look abstract. Although the Tim Wallace (the artist) did not choose to glaze them, they look good without color. I like how he made the knight, it has it's hoof in the air instead of it not being shown in regular chess pieces.

Wheel Thrown Sculpture

I choose this piece because it looked kind of cool and it has an odd shaped handle. It is also functional like a basket that can hold various items.

Wheel Sculpture

I chose this piece because it looks really cool, and I was wondering how the person who threw this was able to make so many layers.

I chose this piece because you can see the football shape of a vase we started out with. I also like the intricacy of the design and how it resembles waves. I really like this but I don't think I'd be able to create it, maybe something similar. It's just something that caught my eye while browsing.

-Jessica Pak

Wheel Thrown Sculpture

I picked this wheel thrown sculpture because it is well thrown and shaped like a building. I also like the top part of it because it is like an antenna. This sculpture is also very well glazed and slip thrown.

I chose this piece because it resembles the shapes we have been practicing in class and I would be able to alter this type of animal in any way that I wanted.

wheel thrown sculpture

this piece interests me because of its unique design and creative sculpting that creates a wave like texture.

Crab Pottery and Sculpture

I found this piece of pottery was interesting because of its uniqueness. The sea like theme played along well with this pottery because it has a crab, sea shell, and the colors tie in with the brown sand and blue ocean. I think making the crab must have been the hardest because of its intricate detail and creativity.

-Dani Young

Tall Spectacular Lidded Raku Vase

This piece was interesting to me because of the simple yet intricate design. The wheel thrown piece was a solid piece of clay in the shape of a vase/bowl, then carved out on the inside to make it look like a flower, then glazed over with a light creamy green color.

I picked this piece because it has a good balance of sculpture and wheel thrown pieces. The sculpture elements don't take away from the wheel thrown piece, but just add to it. I also like the texture of the tree trunk.

-Erin

Sculpture/Wheel thrown pieces

These are three pieces created by Dan and Laurie Hennig. These are Wheel-thrown and sculpted stoneware vessels and sculpture, high-fired to cone 10 in reduction. I chose this for my blog post because there is a good balance of wheel thrown and sculpture in these pieces. Also the animals are all really detailed, and the pots are well glazed to match the theme.

- dempsey

I picked this piece because I thought that it was interesting how they made animals using different wheel thrown parts (nose, eyes, body). I also thought that the animals were cute.

I like this vase because of the colors. It is raku fired and has a shiny emerald green and copper red finish. It is 10 inches tall and 7 inches wide.

-Anu Kahele-Manners

I really like this vase because of the colors and structure of the vase. It is a swirl of sea blue and deepest black and also a hint of earthtone. It is said to look like an ancient Asian treasure. It is 17 3/4" high.

-Anu Kahele-Manners

I really like this vase because of itʻs shape and color. The glaze on this vase is a copper metallic lacquer. It is 10 3/4 inches in diameter and 10 3/4 inches high.

-Anu Kahele-Manners

Wheel Thrown Vase

This piece is a wheel thrown vase that I really like because I like the shape of the vase. I like how it isn't just straight up, but it also changes diameter of the opening. I also like the coy design on the side of the vase.
-Tyler Loui

Strigilated Vase with Snake Handles and Lid

This vase is made out of marble and is an example known today of a Roman vessel with a strigilated pattern carved on the body. The elongated S-shaped channels were a popular form of relief decoration on vases and sarcophagi. The decoration was inspired by the second and third century A.D. I like the broad shoulder part of the vase where the handles meet. I like the intricate detailed curves, dents, and lines in the vase as well.

-Dani Young

Pair of Chinese bronze vases with Arabic inscription

These two vases are made in china and are about 6inches tall and about 4 inches in width. These vases are also made out of bronze too.

-Malik Johnson

Raku Vase

This Raku vase really appealed to me because I really like the intricate coloring of the vases. It has a rusty looking exterior glaze and some parts seem metallic while other parts seem regular. I also really liked the two knobs on the top of the vase. They have a cool texture and match the vases rusty looking exterior.

I chose these raku vases because they look almost as if they're jade. The sticks in the vase also give it an appealing look to it, as the one on the right reminds me of a tree. Also, the vase in the middle has two abnormal looking handles on the sides which add an interesting look to it. The artist also might have added on the top part of the middle bowl.

Taller Raku Vase

I chose this piece because i think the way the artist makes the cracks in the piece really work good and i also like the shape of the piece.

Jordan- Tall Vase

This wheel thrown, raku vase has a shiny copper finish and a bit of green around the bottom. I chose this because it is rather big and small base and even pretty big top. It's handles are very tiny like knobs not really meant for actual holding but it has a nice design to it and putting handles on both sides just make it more appealing.
~Jordan Feeley

I chose this raku fired pot because I like the shape of it how it bulges out in the center and is choked in near the top. I also like how it's metallic and the designs on it.

Raku Fired Vase

I picked these raku fired vases because the walls are uneven. Unlike normal throwing where the walls should be even these vases make it there keystone.

-Bryan

I chose this raku vase because I liked how the copper was mixed into it and I like the shape of the lip.

I chose this vase because I liked the square shape and the glazing. I got it from Rising Sky Pottery.

I chose these vases because I liked how there is a hole in the middle and the stem of the flower can be seen. It is a unique design and a creative way to make this vase stand out.

-Erin

I chose this vase(s) because I really liked the design on the top of it. How the majority of the vase is very simple and the top catches your eye.

Vase

The reason why I chose this vase is because I thought that the shape of the vase was interesting, and how it kind of looks like a tornado. I also found the placement of the two handles interesting, which gives the piece a unique look to it.

- Alexander Kimura

2nd Blog Post

I chose this piece because i liked the shape and color of the cylinder. It starts out small at the bottom and progressively widens as you go up the piece and then thins back down at the top. The glazing is also cool.

2nd Blog Post

I chose this cylinder because i like the shape of the clay at the top of the cylinder, i think it looks pretty cool because it's a total different shape/design then the rest of the cylinder.

I found my pot at google images

I used google

I chose this because of its unique shape and how it really isn't level. This gave me an idea of what I had in mind for what I wanted to make for my cylinder project. The simple design of stripes going down contour with the hard edges of the pitcher. The handle is unique because it is almost as long as the pitcher itself. This was created recently in the year of 2010. -Jessica Pak

I chose this because I thought the design was cool and the colors contrasted well with the white background. I also like the black abstract design on the bowl. The foot of the bowl also caught my eye because of its length. It was created in 2008. -Jessica Pak

2nd Blog Post

What caught my eye when I was looking for cups/cylinders were the ridges along side of the cylinder. I found it interesting because my cylinders have a similar pattern. I found this at ArtStor.

-Bryan Peralta

I found this on a ceramics art website. I chose it because I thought the way it was halved was unique.

Wheel Thrown Image 2

I found this piece on artstor when I was searching for ceramic cups. It was kind of interesting to look at because it looked like a rusted blue. Also it has two handles which were kind of cool. Also it has a cool lid and its from Korea.

Tyler Loui

I found this wheel thrown teapot online and this particular piece caught my eye because of really just the shape of the teapot. From the nozzle to the pulled handle the clay looks like it just flows. The nozzle you can also see is wheel thrown or pulled from the cylinder. The top has a sort of decoration but on and the lid has very distinct lines. The overall look and shape for this particular teapot appeals to me. ~Jordan Feeley

2nd Blog assignment - Dempsey

This is a cup with a unique shape and texture to it. It has a handle, looks pretty old, and kind of has an African feel to it. It is interesting how in the center it is small and thin, and the rim at the top is very wide. I found this picture of this piece @ Artstor.

I picked this pot because I thought it was pretty amazing how he threw the pot on a wheel and then carved it after wards. I also really the shape of the pot, how it starts of with a really small base and then becomes quite large in the middle and then at the top goes back to being relatively small. I found this pot online. ~Gracie