This is my teapot. I made it a simple but more feminine design, with a curl on the bottom of the handle. I glazed it with clear and dark blue splatter glaze over the top. The splatter is more condensed at the top and fades out towards the bottom, showing flow and movement on the body of the teapot. I used a new glazing technique of using a toothbrush as a method to spray the splatter glaze on. It created more controlled and smaller spots which I love!
 
This is my vase. I carved different sizes of squares in the outside for my pattern. For my glaze I used various under glazes for random squares. I wanted a random and bright style for this vase and the non-uniform colors on a mostly uniform pattern emphasize that. I learned how to make a cone and use the stick tool to my advantage to manipulate the angle of the cone.
 
This is my teapot. I learned how to make a spout and attach every piece. This was an entirely new experience making because I have never made something with so many different parts. I glazed it with black stripes for my pattern and with black inside. The teapot is a very classic style and I wanted to emphasize the shape without taking attention away from the project itself. There is a clear overcoat that emphasizes the black.

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5/9/2013

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This is my mug. It is glazed in clear and blue and light blue. It has some
decorations from The Lord of the Rings on the outside. The shades of blue are glazed in random order and thickness to make a feather or leaf style of glaze. This was a new technique of glazes that I tried and learned how to do and I really like how it turned out.

 
This is my lidded vase. It is glazed with turquoise and cobalt blue. I originally glazed it so there would be horizontal stripes in each color down the sides and a matching pattern on the lid. The lid worked out well but the turquoise ran. I do like the straightness of the blue on the bottom and "dissaray" of the turquoise. I learned how to make a lid!
 
This is my giant mug. I made this as a request from a friend of mine, who also happens to be a pretty big guy so I thought that a large mug would be fitting. I glazed it in light blue and cobalt blue, with the glazes just about half and half portion-wise, and a mix of the two colors on the handle. With this project I learned how to pull and attach a larger handle.
 
This is my wheel altered project. It is in the shape of a four leaf clover in honor of St Patricks day. It is glazed in green with glass in the bottom. I learned how to alter a project, this was my first attempt and I am very happy with how it turned out and it completely opened the options that I have for different unique projects.
 
This is my macaroni bowl, it is customized for a friend per her request in shape and size. I glazed it in clear with glass in the bottom and red on the rim and "macaroni" written on the side. I learned to throw a shorter project and to use glass in the bottom.