SludgeMunkey
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Okay, so this is a bit different from the busts and such on here, but I figure someone out there can use the following pictures as reference for their projects.
First, a bit of background. I am a three time art school drop out and one time make-up school drop out. Currently I am cleverly disguised as a biochemistry senior at a local private university.
Anyway, biochemistry isn't the easiest course load for an old fart like me. I needed two general education credits...and needed to pad the GPA a bit...
As it turns out at this university, art classes fit the bill. So last summer I took Introduction to drawing and introduction to ceramics. Easy As for me as I have been there done that.
Anyway, turns out the ceramics class was taught by nationally known sculptor, Leslie Brunning. Lucky me. This guy ain't no slouch and quickly recognized that I was a bit further along than most "intro" students. As a result he basically turned me loose in the studio and pretty much let me make what I felt like making- no basic technique garbage for me!
Anyway, as a longtime H.P. Lovecraft fan, I felt it was only fitting to show off a bit to the poor beginning students. The following is a sample of the results. (And yes, I pulled As in both clases and boosted my average 2.7 GPA up to a 3.1....)
First up is a stoneware texture study with colored slips, stain and clear glaze. Sort of a Giger meets Lovecraft bit of incised slabwork.I called it R'lyeh
From there the syllabus made me take it a step further and build a BIG slab contstruction. This is 19 inches high after firing. Same sort of techniques, just big and heavy. Titled this one Nameless Horror
Then the teaching assistant and the professor "called" me on my skill level as in "You shouldn't be taking intro, more like intermediate..." Okay, guilty as charged. They handed me about 15 pounds worth of porcelin clay, something I have never played with before AND challenged me to throw it on a wheel. Not one to resist a challenge, I kept the Lovecraftian theme going and produced these:
This is unglazed, unstained, fired white porcelain.
I titled this two tiered vase "Old One"
and this hollow yet completely enclosed paperweight "Shoggoth"
And finally, what is the point of playing with clay and abusing Lovecraftian themes without doing a rendition of The High Priest himself into a functional sculpture? I have filthy teenagers running around the house that like to loose my car keys for me, so now they are protected by C'thulu himself and gods-know-what nastiness. I titled this custom glazed stoneware piece "Idol"
First, a bit of background. I am a three time art school drop out and one time make-up school drop out. Currently I am cleverly disguised as a biochemistry senior at a local private university.
Anyway, biochemistry isn't the easiest course load for an old fart like me. I needed two general education credits...and needed to pad the GPA a bit...
As it turns out at this university, art classes fit the bill. So last summer I took Introduction to drawing and introduction to ceramics. Easy As for me as I have been there done that.
Anyway, turns out the ceramics class was taught by nationally known sculptor, Leslie Brunning. Lucky me. This guy ain't no slouch and quickly recognized that I was a bit further along than most "intro" students. As a result he basically turned me loose in the studio and pretty much let me make what I felt like making- no basic technique garbage for me!
Anyway, as a longtime H.P. Lovecraft fan, I felt it was only fitting to show off a bit to the poor beginning students. The following is a sample of the results. (And yes, I pulled As in both clases and boosted my average 2.7 GPA up to a 3.1....)
First up is a stoneware texture study with colored slips, stain and clear glaze. Sort of a Giger meets Lovecraft bit of incised slabwork.I called it R'lyeh
From there the syllabus made me take it a step further and build a BIG slab contstruction. This is 19 inches high after firing. Same sort of techniques, just big and heavy. Titled this one Nameless Horror
Then the teaching assistant and the professor "called" me on my skill level as in "You shouldn't be taking intro, more like intermediate..." Okay, guilty as charged. They handed me about 15 pounds worth of porcelin clay, something I have never played with before AND challenged me to throw it on a wheel. Not one to resist a challenge, I kept the Lovecraftian theme going and produced these:
This is unglazed, unstained, fired white porcelain.
I titled this two tiered vase "Old One"
and this hollow yet completely enclosed paperweight "Shoggoth"
And finally, what is the point of playing with clay and abusing Lovecraftian themes without doing a rendition of The High Priest himself into a functional sculpture? I have filthy teenagers running around the house that like to loose my car keys for me, so now they are protected by C'thulu himself and gods-know-what nastiness. I titled this custom glazed stoneware piece "Idol"
