For my house, I communicated it to viewers by telling a story. Each side of the house represents a state I lived in. I used the fettling knife to cut out each state and I, then, attached them on each side with the background being the exterior of that state’s house. On the state, I carved where I lived with a black dot and the name of the city I lived in. All in all, the house represents my life because each state is a part of my character and my roots that have defined who I am now.

If I were to change something about the house I would reinforce the connection between the roof slabs and apply more coats of glaze. The top of the roof cracked in the bisque firing, so I needed to apply a coil to the top to fully secure the roof. Also, I rushed glazing a little bit because the coats are uneven. I should’ve taken my time to fully apply three coats with each glaze to get them even.

 

I researched and drew some scenes from nature like a sunset on the ocean. I, also, researched Paul Cezanne’s “Mont Sainte-Victoire” oil painting. This is sought to depict human forms and buildings as simply an extension of landscape. Along with that, I researched Paul Baliker’s driftwood sculpture. He wants you to think of the sculpture as a clock because within twenty four hours somewhere, 3-270 species die. After this, I started to plan a nature-related idea. I decided to make a sea turtle because most sea turtle species are endangered or critically endangered. I want to raise awareness by putting a heart on the shell. All in all, it helped to start researching and planning drawings before making the clay piece.