Wheel Thrown Bowl and a Teacup

Wheel Thrown Cylinder: Self Evaluation

Name: ___mollie Thibodeau_   Date: _____1/23/14______   Block: ____5____

Please reflect upon both your process and resulting products in answering the following questions:

1)  Did you throw a bowl and a mug on the wheel and glaze it?

Yes ___X__ No _____

2)  Did you successfully center your vessels?

Yes __X___ No _____

3)  Are your vessels symmetrical?

Yes ___X__ No _____

4)  Are the walls of your vessels a consistent and even thickness?

Yes ___X No _____

5)  Do your vessels have an interesting profile?

Yes _X____ No _____

6)  Are the rims of your vessels level and smooth?

Yes ___X__ No ____

7)  Are the bases of your vessels successfully trimmed?

Yes ___X__ No _____

8)  Is your glaze application free of technical blemishes (bare spots, drips, “crawling”)?

Yes ___X__ No _____

9)  Do your vessels feel light?

Yes ___X__ No _____

Coil Pot-Mollie Thibodeau

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• What was most difficult about creating a vessel of this size with coils?  I had a lot of difficulty forming the shape of the vessel-each time I tried to shape it, the vessel would collapse or concave 
  entirely.  Also, I had a lot of variability between coil sizes and that made it difficult for them to stay attached sometimes.
• What was most surprising about working with coils?  How easily they can be softened and smoothed into a whole new shape.  I really never would've expected the vessel to end up looking how it did when I was working on it-I love the final result.  
• Why did you choose this 5th grader's painting?  Honestly, I liked the fact that there was really only one major component to the picture, rather than multiple aspects that I would have to incorporate.  It attracts the viewers attention to the crux, while all the other parts can be seen individually. 
• What do you think is happening in the painting?  What story is being told?  It's hard to say, there's a massive koi fish and a man holding what looks to be a wooden rod.  Maybe he's trying to slay it?  There are multiple interpretations of the picture. 
• How did you interpret the painting onto your vessel?  I carved the picture into my vessel-leaving some parts additive, and some subtractive.  I am so glad that I chose to carve my vessel.  It was completely different than what everyone else was doing, and it really made it feel lifelike, rather than just a painting.  
• Any other comments?  I really enjoyed carving-maybe that could be a unit for next semester's class or next year?