We worked with clay, we made a pinch pot and some "feelies" which are nothing, just shapes - that was really hard for me. I like having structure and a goal. We also had to make a museum inspired piece, I chose Cornwall Slate Circle which was created by Richard Long.
By now, you must know I'm obsessed with stones, rocks and natural formations. We, unfortunately, bonfired all of the pieces, and Miss Sensitive here can't manage to touch/photograph them. It's strange, I've been around bonfires with nothing... however, the smell of the clay pieces after being fired smells exactly like how my house smelled when it burned down when I was a kid. So they're in the garage, I'll put up some pictures of them after they've aired out a bit.
I also got to work on the potters wheel for the first time. I would love to do it again!
We also made paper! We used scrap paper, water and blenders. Easy peasy! Here are some examples.
My favorite project in the class came from something I didn't enjoy that much, actually. Weaving. We had to do a final project, whatever we wanted, as long as we weaved it. I had an idea, but couldn't find what I was looking for here... Being that I've gone back and forth to Iowa quite a bit this semester, it offered me the opportunity to look for the agricultural item I was looking for... I wanted an old egg basket, with lots of rust. I turned that into a lampshade and weaved in pages of my favorite childhood book, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Not a great shot of it, but you get the idea. (more rocks! and please excuse my messy dining room table)
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