WOAH.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the kind words. Plus I've never been on the feature projects part either. Very cool.

I'm not really sure where to put these pieces, but I guess papercraft is the closest thing. I was inspired by some images found on the internet a long while back of an artist who works exclusively with 8.5 x 11 printer paper and makes these incredibly detailed 3D pieces from them. these are nowhere near as amazing as his pieces, but I thought I would try my hand at designing and cutting some of my own. I found thinking in 3D from 2D is a bit more difficult than I expected. But I liked the challenge.

(This first one is supposed to be of mice if you can't tell)


From the side


Looking down from above

And this is my pirate ship





Thanks for looking!

This is a piece that I was photographing for my portfolio and thought I would share it here. The assignment for the piece was to simply make anything that did not resemble something in the world. This one gave me a lot of grief (it is surprisingly difficult to get clay to fight gravity) and had it fall apart completely about 4 times during the making/drying process. Unfortunately, the glazing got messed up, but structurally, I really like this piece.


Front view


From the side


From the back

This piece is one that I made in my beginning ceramics class last semester. The assignment was to make a teapot using slabs. Unfortunately, the spout doesn't work too well and tea would go every where, but it was fun to make.



This is a shot with all the cups stacked up. Together, the whole thing is about 21 inches tall.

It feels like so long since I've posted anything that I've made! I recently took some photos of ceramic pieces I've made in the last year for my portfolio (I'm currently trying to switch my major from bio to art - big change, I know) and thought I would show some stuff that I made last semester in beginning ceramics.

This piece I've affectionately named "Gnawma-Jean." The assignment was to make an organism that does not exist in the world. She ended up being a cross between a dinosaur, a grasshopper, and a praying mantis. I don't know, she seems to be a bit like a Rorschach test because everyone who looks at this piece seems to see a different animal. Ah well.

Oh, thanks everyone! Very flattering. I appreciate.

As for the method it was just plain old super-cheap freezer paper and fabric paint. Very technical.

(and btw, I was totally going for something Frankie Goes to Hollywood-esque  )

YES!

I'm so in.

Are we designating this only New Who or only Old Who? Or a mix of both?

Adorable!

And I love the detail.

Great job!

(And Red Dwarf =  )

This semester I am taking beginning ceramics and this is my first completed project. It's my first ever ceramics piece, but I really like how it turned out. For the assignment we had to make two coil vessels, one that was at least 7 inches in diameter and one that was at least 10 inches tall. This one was my wide one, obviously. (I made a british phone booth for my tall one but it came out brown after it was glazed and fired  ). So, yes. First teapot! It actually pours, too, just not a lot at a time.

Thanks for looking!


The top and the pot


Close-up of the top


I don't make much tea, so I filled it with candy!


Without the candy


Detail of the bark and the leafy spout

I LOVE it!

It's (as the Doctor would say) Fantastic! Great job. I wish I could embroider like that.