Over the next week or so I'd like to show you the ceramic bottle sculptures I made last semester. We had to do a narrative sculpture. I decided to do a series involving trauma, rebirth and healing.
Here is the first of seven ceramic bottles.
I chose the shape of a bottle, because it is a vessel that refernces the human form. I hand built the bottles and tried to give them a child-like quality to them, kind of like a story book feel.
The bottles were slipped white, then I used watercolor underglazes, and hand dipped with clear glaze. I was a little disappointed with the colors, I did a few tests and liked the results, but in the end the colors came out a lot less vibrant than my tests.
While these ceramic bottles were being hand dipped I left part of the base free of glaze. I love the difference in texture, gloss, and even color.
I'd love to hear your thoughts! These are from my second ceramic class ever, so I'm proud I was able to complete a narrative in an effective way, still working on my technical skills and craftmanship.
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You can see the first ceramic bottle in the series here.
You can see the second ceramic bottle in the series here.
You can see the third ceramic bottle in there series here.
You can see the fourth ceramic bottle in the series here.
You can see the fifth ceramic bottle in the series here.
You can see the sixth ceramic bottle in the series here.
You can see the seventh ceramic bottle in the series here.
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