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Unit 3

Coil Pot

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Front

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Back

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This project took a lot of trial and error, but I'm happy with the final product. My original attempt at this piece failed, collapsing after I tried to slip and score onto bone dry clay. On my second attempt, I created as much cohesion between the coils as possible, scoring and slipping and smoothing out the inside more thoroughly. If I were to do this project again, I would try to smooth out the exterior of the coils more to make it look less grainly. 

Original Plan

Slump Mold/Sgrafifto 

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Right Side Up

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Upside Down

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This is a pretty mediocre project of mine in my opinion. Looks alright, but a bit different from what I was going for originally. I'm glad the slump mold aspect of the piece went well. I was able to remove the clay from the mold with few problems. I was worried the lines of the sgarafifto wouldn't come out solid and defined, but it went okay. If I were to do this piece again, I would add more layers of underglaze for more contrast between the glaze and the carved lines.

Original Plan

Slab Structure With Darts

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I'm pretty content with the final product of this piece, but I faced some challenges while making it. I couldn't seem to correctly proportion the dimensions of the slab to make the shape that I wanted. I was also worried my darts were unevenly spaced and wouldn't make an even base, but it turned out alright. If i were to do this piece again, I would make the slab to have a more uniform thickness throughout.

Original Plan

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