Author Archives: devonannasmith

This was my first go at paper clay, I don’t know how successful it was but I’d like to try again, maybe back at school when we have access to equipment. I started with a big bowl of ripped up toilet paper! Added water and started mixing with a hand beater… This didn’t go soContinue reading “Paper clay trial and re-fired vases”

This was a really fun experiment – it’s nice to be able to finish a piece outside of school. Knowing the size limitations of my fireplace I made a bunch of fun little vases of different shapes. I gave a few some wee faces, just for my own entertainment. After letting these dry in theContinue reading “At home pit fire”

I have been playing around a bit with coiling, and have a few plans for a larger project. I made a small maquette of something I would like to try, this really helped me see any weaknesses in the design, and to picture it as a 3 dimensional object. So, starting on the big piece!Continue reading “Coiling extension projects”

When I started these exercises I wasn’t particularly excited about coiling, I couldn’t get my first couple of eggs shaped in the way I wanted, and smoothing them out seemed like such a chore. However by the 3rd egg I started to get the hang of it, and by the last one I was ableContinue reading “Coiling exercises & experimentation”

Along with learning coiling techniques we have also looked at pinch pots – these can be quite simple and quick, so I’ve found them really fun. After doing the basic form activities (one shallow, one deep, one round and one big) I’ve played around a bit with some different shapes and embellishments. Pinching seems toContinue reading “Pinch pots”

This week we were introduced to pinching and coiling. I’ve done a few pinch pots before, but never tried coiling. As inspiration we looked at some pottery from the Jomon period. Something that struck me was that it looks so much like the Sheikah technology in the latest Zelda game. I’ve since looked it upContinue reading “Jomon Pottery”

Just testing 🙂 No ceramic work to show yet but here’s a vaguely pottery related drawing.