Plaster Mold Making

Kiss cups.  I did this set because I was contemplating why people gather together.  One of the reasons I did lips is for communication. The keys are for unlocking and understanding a different view point. 

Nothing better than a girl in pearls. 

Self reflection piece

Add a little spice

A caption of a moment of time when the world stood still. 

Lotus Flower. I like to think of rising above the turmoil  of the daily struggles. Out of the mud beauty comes.Thhere are some moments in time that seem to freez frame.

Press mold 

I call these the ladies. 

Here are a few tall vases that I have made for my plaster mold making class. I also used a mold to make these amazing doily candy dishes.

Unloading the bisque firing with my molded pieces

Thats right, I did mold my own face...

The glaze is on, it time to load the kiln.

Holiday Art Sale - U of U Gittins Gallery

The Holiday art sale is next week. I will have a few items of work and there will be several other artists. So come and check out some local art and don't forget Christmas is just around the corner.

Mom's Tree Bowl - The Finished Product

Here is the completed tree bowl for my mother. This was my first time doing multiple fires with underglazes, and I have really enjoyed the outcome. The critique was a success and the piece turned out even better.

Mom's Tree Bowl - Firing Number Two

As I said in an earlier post, I am making a large bowl symbolizing my mom.  The first firing with the first layer of underglazes went wonderfully. I am now putting on the next layer of underglazes to give the colors some gradient and life.

Mom's Tree Bowl - The Start

I was given the assignment to make a ceramic piece that describes a person, but cannot have any pictures of them in it. I decided to describe my mom in a bowl. I threw a large bowl, and then put a large maple tree and roots in the middle of it symbolizing my mother. I then put leaves on the tree symbolizing my mom's 6 daughters, 5 son-in-laws, and 9 grand-children. I hope that this piece turns out well, as I am currently not making any back-up pieces.

Critique Day for Our Art Installations

It was critique day for our art installations. Here are the great pieces that my class came up with.

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This is my completed piece! It is a sandbox with a ceramic tile hop-scotch, plaster-molded butterflies, origami cranes, and lots of outdoor games. 

If you notice in the background, there is someone actually playing with the sandbox. To me, that means that my piece was a success!

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This is Jasmine's installation. It is a beautiful installation piece. It is almost like a ceramic stained-glass window. Each ceramic piece is under-glazed and fired multiple times to get the gradient effect. All of the small ceramic pieces come together to form this beautiful piece.

This is Jasmine with her amazing installation.

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Here is Kelso and Jasmine starting the hike to look at Kelso's installation piece.

Kelso plaster molded several rocks from his favorite hike. He then replaced the original rock with its plaster-molded replica. You can see the plaster-molded rock in white.

This is the class taking a minute to look at one of Kelso's rocks.

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This is Patrick's monster. It is actually a political statement... perhaps you should try and figure it out yourself.

Again, the class admiring our peer's work. That is Patrick in the red, flannel shirt. 

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This is Jamie's installation piece.

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This is Tracy explaining his piece. These are all bricks that he made and displayed in front of this store.