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Kari Rogerson
Studio Workshop
Class of 2023
This fall I have created seven pots with sculpted animals on the rims or handles. This is my second semester taking a ceramics class. As an eighth grader, I took and enjoyed the elements of ceramics class. By the end of my first art show, I already knew what I wanted to do this year.
I was inspired by my Grandparents mug collection. They have many different mugs that they accumulated over the years from traveling and such and my Grandmother loved to collect tiny animals. The combination of those two collections is what sparked the idea for mine.
I started with making different forms and sizes of mugs. I pulled and extruded different handles to see which ones fit best with my many forms. Then came the most tedious part, I sculpted a small, detailed animal, and properly attached it to my forms in the most appropriate place.
Finally, I’ve always felt that a metal spoon doesn’t go well with a ceramic mug. They are not cohesive and one scratches the other in an unsatisfying way. So I made three simple ceramic spoons to complete my mug set. I later wanted to challenge myself by throwing a taller form, while still keeping with my theme of little animals. I ended up making two vases, one tall and the other more stout. I then glazed all my pieces in white dip and used a stroke and coat glaze to add detail to the animal.
I chose to display my art show like this because I thought it was satisfying and aesthetically pleasing to look at. You have a focal point and plenty of heights and distances from the table and the viewer. Next year I hope to further my ceramics career and take design fundamentals.
Kari Rogerson
Studio Workshop
Class of 2023
This fall I have created seven pots with sculpted animals on the rims or handles. This is my second semester taking a ceramics class. As an eighth grader, I took and enjoyed the elements of ceramics class. By the end of my first art show, I already knew what I wanted to do this year.
I was inspired by my Grandparents mug collection. They have many different mugs that they accumulated over the years from traveling and such and my Grandmother loved to collect tiny animals. The combination of those two collections is what sparked the idea for mine.
I started with making different forms and sizes of mugs. I pulled and extruded different handles to see which ones fit best with my many forms. Then came the most tedious part, I sculpted a small, detailed animal, and properly attached it to my forms in the most appropriate place.
Finally, I’ve always felt that a metal spoon doesn’t go well with a ceramic mug. They are not cohesive and one scratches the other in an unsatisfying way. So I made three simple ceramic spoons to complete my mug set. I later wanted to challenge myself by throwing a taller form, while still keeping with my theme of little animals. I ended up making two vases, one tall and the other more stout. I then glazed all my pieces in white dip and used a stroke and coat glaze to add detail to the animal.
I chose to display my art show like this because I thought it was satisfying and aesthetically pleasing to look at. You have a focal point and plenty of heights and distances from the table and the viewer. Next year I hope to further my ceramics career and take design fundamentals.