This book has been cut into with two, small squares that have a seas-side background and small books in them. I really like this sculpture as it has a minimalistic design: the squares do not take up too much space of the book and you can still see the book’s words, but the art into it is very detailed. The small books within the big book is somewhat ironic, which is funny to realise, but still cute.

This book has a silhouette of Sherlock Holmes sticking out of the open book’s pages, and the lighting on it displays a shadow of the figure on the book’s back pages. This design is simple as it has no color, but the clever lighting on it that creates the shadow adds another effect to the sculpture, making it almost mysterious (which is very appropriate, as it is very obviously a Sherlock Holmes book.)

This sculpture shows a small girl (I assume is Goldilocks? Or maybe Alice?) looking up at a table topped with teacups and a teapot. I really like how the artist created 3D sculptures from the book pages and used the book as a platform, and how detailed and small the whole thing is. It gives a very clear look into the book topic and is very cute and delicate.

1. Do not take a photo of your work until it has been glazed and fired.

How have you chosen to represent the theme “The Sands of Time” in your coil pot? Explain with examples.

My pot was sculptured to represent the shape and look of a human skull (though it is simplified.) I chose to make a skull-like pot because it shows how, despite where we are or who we are, that we cannot outrun the creator, time, and we will all be the same in the end: skulls. Time will consume us all. The swirls and bumps within the coil pot show the ‘bumps in time’ like deaths or births or big events in the lifetime of human existence. Essentially, my pot shows the whole timeline of life, and though usually time is normal and nothing bad happens, things like the birth of humans, discovery of new lands, wars, release of captain america movies, etc will cause huge ridges in the timeline that will effect the other coils to symbolise how it changes the lives of other generations.

How is your coil pot different from your lantern? Give 3 explanations.

I think my coil pot is different from my lantern because 1.) the basic structure of my coil pot is different compared to my lantern, with a somewhat rounded pot with bumpy edges because of the coils, compared to the lantern’s straight edges that are straight upwards, creating a cylinder. 2.) My coil pot is different as it was created in a different manner: it had  a circlular base (like the lantern) but long strings of clay were attached from the bottom and slowly stacked upwards to create the pot. The lantern pot had the base, but then a large thin rectangle clay piece circled on top of the base to create a large cylinder without a top. And, most obviously, 3.) both pots have a different design. My design of the lantern, the moon and stars cut out from the clay, was there as they would light up with the candle’s light when it was placed inside the lantern. I made the lantern to resemble the night sky. The coil pot, however, was supposed to be inspired by the ‘sands of time,’ therefore resulting in me making a skull (to follow the theme, as explained above.) It’s supposed to have a much more different effect: more thought-provocative and mysterious then the calming effect of the lantern.

What improvements could you make to your work?

I would definitely spend more time on designing it to make it more skull-like, and I would also lessen the amount of deep scratches I put on my coils, because some of them were so big that you could see it from the outside (making the pot look less smooth.) I would definitely spend more time soothing out the edges/wrinkles/cracks and add more balls and/or swirls to the pot so it could look a bit more interesting. Also, I’d make more layers of coils to make the vase bigger and to make it circle back up near the top. But other than that, I think I’m pretty set.

Upload a photo of your sketchbook (you do not need to finish the cover!)

Describe what you made

I have made a sketchbook with card cover, with around 10 pages, a taped spine and threaded together with string.

I made this by first, taking 6 pieces of paper and folding them in half. Then, I took the card pieces and put them on the outsides of one of the pieces of folded paper. Then, I glued them on. Afterwards, taped the spine (or the space between the two pieces of card) as an outer form for the book. And then placed the rest of the folded papers on top of the outer cover, took a hammer and a nail, and hammered 6 holes into the taped spine. With the 6 holes, I threaded the string through the holes (2 forward and 1 back) to tie all the pages to the cover. I haven’t drawn on the cover yet, so.

What is the purpose of your sketchbook in sculpture class?

It’s there to have a place to sketch out any designs for sculpture pieces I plan to make. It’s also a good place to scribble down ideas for any future projects, or of anything that inspires me. It’ll help me get my artistic side down on paper so I can later review or expand on it, or share it to others to show my thinking process.

What are the benefits of making your own sketchbook vs purchasing a mass produced sketchbook?

It makes you feel more personally attached to the book, so you have a connection to it. Like a friend, almost, but inanimate. You’re more aware of how it works, as you literally know every in and outs of it. If something breaks, you’ll know how to deal with it (or at least, better than you’d know with a purchased book.) And I think, later, as you fill up the pages with drawings/sketches, you’ll get ti know it more and feel more connected to it.

What would you do differently to make the sketchbook?

I accidentally had my back card cover flipped backwards so the smooth part of it is facing out, not the rough part to draw on facing out. I also think I messed up with the threading of the spine, so I think I’d fix that. Otherwise, though, I think it’s fine. A simple notebook is very efficient, as you feel less bad if you mess it up.

In the Musée du Louvre in Paris, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is a famous sculpture showing the famous characters of Greek mythology: Psyche and Cupid. It was created by Antonio Canova when he was commissioned in 1787. I really like this sculpture because of the figures and the way they are shaped and drawn towards the other, holding each other in their arms, necks craned to look into their eyes. The overall feeling you can get from this photo from looking at how delicate and graceful they seem is nicely done, and the greek myth behind this sculpture is really interesting.

The Monolith, a sculpture 46 ft high and consisting of 121 human beings (obviously not real and alive human beings) is located in Oslo, Norway, in Frogner Park. The park has many other statues to look at, all made by Gustav Vigeland. This one is made from granite, showing the humans rising up towards the heavens. This is meant to resemble their wants to join the spiritual world as they rise up to meet it. I love this statue for the way each of the figures curl around each other in a perfect way, like puzzle pieces, exactly matching everyone else. To me, it almost looks like they are…struggling? Fighting each other to make their way towards the sky? Either way, it’s really astonishing to look at.