Metal Piece

Finished metal pieces! Mine turned out just as I hoped, if not better. I wasn't going for anything specific conceptually but it turned out to be leaf and bird like all at once. I was thinking of using it to attach to my lamp when we make them and the way it turned out I think both ways of holding it would make it possible. But I'm happy with my final design. Like always it was a pain to saw and cut but since last year I feel like I've gotten much better at the sawing part and having patients with it. Still not too good with keeping blades intact, but maybe next year I'll be better.

Ceramic Place Setting -In process-

With the third marking period almost over, we have dived into ceramics and currently are working on making a place setting dedicated to the person of our choice. I chose my grandfather who has been gone for about seven years now and he played a very important part in my life. I thought he would be the best choice for my work to be dedicated to. He was in the Navy during his younger years which is why my bowl looks as such. I began with a plain bowl and over the past couple weeks I sculpted out each piece that I will attach inside of it in order for it to look like a battleship. It was challenging to make all these pieces since I didn't have a clear idea on what a battleship looks like but after some research, my ideas came into focus and I mainly had to be patient and work each piece out. Below is my bowl put together, all pieces smoothed and detailed out. It has been very frustrating working on these small pieces because they would either break or not turn out the way I wanted them to. But after several repairs and many mumbled curses, my bowl has finally come together and I'm ready to slip and score each piece down. I'll probably do a little more work to perfect it and then I'll be moving onto my cup and plate. Since my bowl has taken so long I'll have to make up the missed time with the other two pieces and they'll both be functional since my bowl obviously wouldn't be ideal for soup or cereal.