For sculpture week we were taught all of the basics of clay and linoleum. I chose to do a project out of clay, and I used the pinch pot technique. I never knew that pinch pots could be used to make sculptures, but this unit taught me that you can! The steps are really simple, and made it easy for me to make my sculpture. The first step in creating a pinch pot is to wedge your clay. This is a step similar to kneading bread. Wedging is SUPER important, because it takes the air bubbles out of the clay. Make sure you use water to keep your clay pliable. If you touch the clay too much without adding water it will start to crack. My pinch pot sculpture was inspired by Christmas and a classic holiday movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! I made the body a pinch pot and then added features to make my very own Rudolph!
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The BEGINNING.Here it is. The deepest, darkest depths of my high school art career. This was before I had any clue what I was doing, and marks the beginning of my journey as an artist. As a fun game, feel free to look through and then go back to my most recent art. You know, to see development and all of that. Enjoy the very beginning of my art education. Archives
January 2015
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