April 25 2021

Final Outcome

My final outcome is a set of dinner plates for two people consisting of a starter dish, main dish, side dish and sauce bowl. For this project I decided to draw inspiration from my family heritage, looking at my family tartan, symbol and family members, primarily myself and my mother and the bond between a mother and daughter.

The starter dish is has a simple rectangular form with curved edges. The outside of the dish has a thicker version of my signature texture and is painted a warm yellow that matches the colour of my family tartan, the inside of the dish has been painted a warm cream colour as it matches well with the yellow on the outside of the dish.

The main dish is a large bowl with my family emblem on the front in relief. For this piece I used my signature texture and chose to add a rough edge to the bowl to give it an organic and aged look. The family emblem consists of a black belt that is inscribed with the words “In Time” with an hourglass in the centre. Like my starter dish I used the same family yellow for the outside and cream colour for the inside of the vessel.

For my side dish I create a plate that has the shape of a book. The book illustrated my family name and a portrait of an individual family member on the left and on the right a list of my family members, with the name that matches the portrait on the left underlined in red. In the bottom right corner of the book for I painted my family tartan, using the same yellow I paint the edges of the book to tie all of my pieces together.

Finally in the centre of the table there is a small pot that would be used to hold sauces or other small grazing foods such as nuts. Like the rest of my vessels I have used consistent colours of yellow and cream, however for this vessel I decided to invert the colours so that the outside of the dish was painted a cream colour and the inside a warm yellow. The vessel also has an illustrated “H” on the front in the same font as used on the books, this “H” is a simple illustration of the first initial of my family name.

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March 13 2021

Prototyping

Air Drying Clay sugar bowl – scaled down

 

For my first prototype I use air drying clay to make a small-scale sugar/jam bowl and lid. I began by creating a pinch pot and then continued to use a coiling technique to build up the sides. Once I got the shape I wanted and smoothed out the sides, I added a base and texture to the bowl, and created a small bird and attached it to the lid to be used as a handle.

My second prototype, was initially designed as a plate but if made large could easily be used as a serving tray. This prototype is made from air-drying clay and has textures drawn from trees. To create this dish I first rolled some clay and cut it into a circle, I then added a wall of clay to the edge of the circle and added the same texture to this plate/serving tray.

My third prototype is of a serving tray shaped as a rabbit with oversized ears. I think this prototype turned out very well as the sculptural aspect fits in very well with my theme and the oversized ears function well to hold small treats such as cupcakes.

My fourth prototype is a serving tray made from cardboard and hot glue. To create this tray i cut out a piece of carboard into a hexagon and used hot glue to add a honeycomb decoration to the surface as well as stands that look like dripping honey.

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February 10 2021

Fine Art – First Sculpture – Process

For my first piece I decided to use clay to create a life-sized sculpture of my object in a lying down position, as it is a material I am familiar with and enjoy using.

I started creating this sculpture by rolling out a slab of clay and carving the shape of my life size object, I then  used a coiling technique to build up the initial shape of the body however I found it difficult to carry on using this technique to created the arched shape of the body, so then switched to using slabs which worked much better. After creating the body I then used clay tools to add texture to the sculpture.

 

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