Ceramics Coil Vessel Blog Post

Coil Vessel
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Describe what you liked about the coiling process of building: I loved how we could control the appearance and shape of the clay with every step by following the template. I loved manipulating the shape of the coil to follow the undulation.
Describe your frustrations: It was a bit challenging forming the little bump before the neck, and
Did your original idea change? If yes what changes occurred? My original idea stayed the same, but I did decide to add the engravings a little later in the process because I wanted to add something more unique to my vase. How could you have constructed better? I should have made sure that I didn't apply as much pressure on areas that are prone to crack, clean my vase better (smoothening the insides), and revive all over my vase to prevent drying and cracking.
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Glaze Record: Textured Turquoise base (x2) Chun Plum top (x1)	Glaze application: I applied two coats of textured turquoise and then one thick coat of Chun plum. I used a left to right stroke.
Describe your final result.  Was it what you expected? (better or worse) I think my final result was better than I expected. I think I successfully highlighted the engravings because the color concentrated in the curves and stretched on the edges. I was going for a "warm blue" with all different kinds of colors, and this result was surprisingly a very autumny warm combination with hints of olive green which I really like.
How could you you have glazed better? I think I should have put more coats of glaze because I could see my strokes in some places. I think in the future I will also experiment with the drip effect and use that on the outside or inside.
How could the teacher have taught the unit better? I really think Mr. P was perfect in his in-depth demos but I'll try :) Maybe if we had gotten more demos on how to do additional things with our vase (sculptures, engravings, holes, drawing with glaze...) that would have been helpful as well.