Design a bowl

Art 7B - CERAMICS: WHEEL THROWING I
Section 52809 MW 8:00 a.m. -11:10 p.m.
Cabrillo Community College
Room - 307
Instructor: Geoffrey Nicastro

Homework #4 Design the perfect 2 lb. bowl

The goal this assignment is to broaden your vocabulary in bowls.

“Repetition with variation” is a common tool used across all art forms. This assignment will use the repetitive task of making many bowls to lead you your perfect design.

The criteria for this assignment:

Part 1

a. Make between three and eight unique 2 lb. bowl shapes.

b. Vary the shapes; wide and low, steep and tall, bowls with the rim smaller than it’s widest point, or bowls with a flared rim.....

c. Vary the lips/rim ; Folded, split, simple, or altered.....

d. Finish the foot of each bowl differently: Traditional trimming, added foot ring,, trimmed round with feet added, or artfully carved.....

Part 2

Consult with instructor and select a form from part 1 to make a set .

Complete a set of 4 bowls following the design chosen from part 1

Part 3

Use bowls from part 1 to find a glaze combination you will use on your set of 4. Hold off glazing set of 4 till glaze tests return. KEEP A GLAZE LOG

Part 4

Glaze your set of 4 with your chosen result from part 3