modeling experience

Hi everyone,
 today i am going to share some new pictures of my work of this week. i hope you will like it even though i know it's just a beginner work. in average it takes hours to just make one model.

When i start modeling i had a plan in my head, i want to make a cartoon character from Pokemon but in fortunately i couldn't make it. In the end of the experience i finished with a chicken 

my first hand-built ceramic plate 

    After long time of experiencing different techniques to built something that has a clear shape, I still can not come up with a nice looking dish. All what i want to make is a simple plate, how i am going to do it? that was the hard part. This past class i talked to my teacher about my difficulties and she gave me some directions to fallow:

First thing, i have to roll out a slab of clay into the desired thickness by using a rolling pin. Then, remove the slab carefully and place it into the ceramic bisque molds to get the desired shape. After that, i have to leave the clay till gets dry and remove it from the mold.

I actually followed my teacher's instructions except the last one because the clay take time to dry. Hopefully this time i will have a nice plate.

Here are some pictures that shows the rolling machine, the oven where the clay gets fired, and the last one is the plate that i made:

  

  

  

New technique of working the clay

Starting a new hobby could be daunting As well as exciting. Now that I'm getting into the world of ceramic it start getting harder more than what I expected it would be. This time we had to work with a new equipment it called "clay extrudes." this tool actually helps you to create a large shapes of clay with great results. From my experience, to use this tool you have to put your whole weight on it to push the clay out with the shape that you want. In my case I had to ask one of my classmate for help which it was funny. In the end of the class, I was so happy and glad that I learned something new and that I had a lot of fun even tough I was really exhausted.
Here are some pictures that I took from my last class:

First Day

Since I came in the united state I Felt that something is missing in my life,even though that  i have a nice social life. Now that I started the ceramic class I can tell what it was missing "fun". I can say that my first day was a really enjoyable experience, The first technique that I learned was how to work the clay with my hands to get the bubbles of air out of it. Watching my classmates Trying different hand building techniques, pulling ans shaping clay for the first time made my experience more enjoyable. In the end of my class I found that getting your hands dirty is always a fun experience. Finally, I like to thank my friend Rita for her suggestion to take this class.