Pottery Video of the Week: Three Different Ways to Finish a Foot with Minimal Trimming
Throw a pad of clay in order to trim the larger vessels
Rings to help you center the pot
Credit card over were your going trim it smoothes it off
Wall paper roller smooth out edges
Bottle cap in center as not to ruin the design on the bottom of the pot
Video of the Week: A Genius Handmade Tool for Making Lines on Pottery
Start with fresh clay
Smaller is better for controlling ping pong ball size roller into a ball
Pinch and turn
Wavy
thin line
shape inserted
roll and rock it a bit over shape
The Handle-Less Pitcher: A Simple Pottery Form that Does Not Sacrifice Function
Simple and easy to make…slab hand built creamers
They look professional and tend to be organic and earthy tones of glazes
They are pinched in for the ability to grip the creamer
They are truly aesthetically beautiful
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-making-techniques/handbuilding-techniques/the-handle-less-pitcher-a-simple-pottery-form-that-does-not-sacrifice-function/
Crazy dessert bowl!!!
The video and finished product is amazing!
uses razer blade straight edge
use cut out for pattern on other side to make it symmetrical
· Linda Arbuckle
Pottery Video of the Week: Majolica Design Tips and Decorating Techniques with Linda Arbuckle
Lesson in patience when painting glazes on
Could sketch form or idea before putting it on the surface
Bounce ideas off of other people
Place all designs on wall…edit before placing on an important vessel. This eliminates hesitation and fear of ruining a pot.
Warm vs cool colors
Contemporary abstract landscapes
Colorful, explosive, organic yet severely abstracted
John Mendoza’s use of color creates a sense of the moment and epic event at hand.
Combination of watercolor and oil on canvas!
-check out 'Convey through the grove'
Automatic drawings or sketches that eventually turn into large surrealist paintings
a very surrealist interesting composition
They are Dali-esc
From testimony
“We are confronted with scenes of anguish. The undertones are those of panic, claustrophobia, apprehension. emotions and responses that belong to a vital reality.”
By looking and researching his paintings and drawings I hope to add a whole new element of undertones into my own work.
Stuttmann is a talented Berlin artist that uses his art to portray a deeper message. He use intaglio prints and drawings to create a political cartoon. His distinct use of line creates a form full movement in a less realistic way.
-“Life drawings is the artist’s way of meditation”
This is a really neat video on the importance that life drawing plays within the art world!
The balancing act of aesthetic and emotion
Play of light on the body light vs. shadow
Drawing is an editing process
Ability to relate to human emotion more than any other objective tool
· Anthony Natsoulas
Commissioned fiberglass sculpture
Anthony is a California sculptor. His ‘Super Shopper’ is a fiberglass commission job that was done in 1996. It’s a huge hanging sculpture in the Downtown Plaza Mall of Sacramento.
He also does a series of cartoonish sculptures loaded with symbols to further characterize the person featured.
Check it out!
Clay and mixed media combines realistic and whimsical elements like animal-like figures and humor allow the viewer to create there own interpretation. In this piece Etta uses white ceramic clay body that is fired with a light iron oxide coat to give it an earthy tone. The artwork itself presents the ideology of multiple people or feelings within one person.
She is commissioned all around the world throughout numerous gallery’s and museums. Her surrealist works give a crisp fresh simplicity to a complex idea or concept.
Brain concentrates on portraits in a very realistic manner. Some of his most recently work in 2011 actually looks like a photograph. His website has a fair share of ads however which is most likely done in order to pay for the site domain while the commissioned based work pays other bills. He has also branched out to include a message board forum as well as tutorials which will adds regular visits to the site by several artist and aspiring artist.
Nicknamed “Netz” Edward is a sculptor that uses steel iron and even bronze wire. He concentrates on creating sculpture for gardens and private commissions. He work with small sculptures however has been known to create life size large animals like his Elephant.
Doug is a silkscreen artist who typically works with whimsical landscapes and contemporary styles. His summer set over the rookies is a long viewed landscape mountains the sky into the plains. There seem to be a simplicity yet cleanliness to the art. However it gives off an impression that it was designed with Photoshop…However there is a wonderful use of depth that comes out of his work.
Alex was an artist from an early age and has documented his journey and growth upon his website. He is a phenomenal psychedelic artist that does studies in both drawing and oil on canvas. His knowledge in terms of research of the human form is very evident though out his paintings. Anatomy and his major use of drugs bring upon these very beautiful and whimsical concepts. The paintings speak of outer body experiences.
