3/D Materials and Concepts: Touch Project

Touch

My 5 selected favorites of the 10 textured pieces I made

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To create this texture and form I first used two clay slabs and bonded them together vertically. Next, I fanned-out the top and made a mushroom-like form. Lastly, I used the bottom of a paintbrush and indented a variety of holes to get the texture shown above. I chose this bronze and gold glaze (Copper Adventurine) because I was fascinated by what might happen when used over the texture.

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To create this piece I first used two circular slabs to make a hollow sphere. Next, I made individual little clay balls in various sizes and placed them sporadically around the sphere while also leaving some empty spaces to make the piece more interesting.The glaze I used (Brushed Bronze) picked intuitively and randomly for a surprise effect.

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This textured piece was made by taking 3 rectangular slabs and pressing them into a mold that had diamond-like indents. Using the textured clay from these press molds, I bonded them together and made this triangle rectangular prism. Although I do not remember the exact glaze that I used, I remember that I did combine about 3 layers of different glazes, including a crystal glaze, so that I could get an explosion-like effect.

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To create this piece, I made a single slab and draped it over a water spray bottle to hold its arch shape as it dried. I made the texture by cutting out many little circles and molding them on the surface back-to-back. I used the yellow glaze because I wanted a soft color with this texture that also would not over-power the complex texture.

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I made this piece by taking two slabs and pressing them into a mold that had long and skinny oval-like protrusions. Using the slabs, I molded them together, leaving an opening at the top and bottom to create something that could look like a vessel. Next, I indented circular marks in the middle of each oval design with the bottom of a paintbrush. The glaze I used (Peacock) was chosen because I wanted the ceramic to have an antique look.

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