#clay forms

Tumnus, Ceramics, shows us how Picasso combined simple forms with intricate designs in his pottery in "Picasso's Ceramics"

Hello!  As the world throws us more curveballs, this week I looked at the ceramic work of Pablo Picasso. Too often we only picture Picasso’s work limited to his paintings.  Master artists often stretch their artistic muscles in multiple mediums.  Some of the greatest paintings in history were done by sculptors and, in the case of Picasso, there are some beautiful examples of his ceramics arguably…

Nina, Art Therapy, successfully creates her first clay vessel using a wheel in "Bowl: part 1"

As the semester has picked up the pace, I have finally accomplished the first step of making a successful piece using a wheel. There were definitely some setbacks to the rocky start of this semester, but I feel very hopeful for the work I hope to accomplish this semester in my classes, particularly ceramics.

While I did just make a simple bowl, it took many tries and failed attempts, but the…

Joey, Ceramics, stumbles upon another artist that inspires him in "Ceramic Artist: Hsin Chuen Lin"

For a long time my personal goals in ceramics have been toward elegant and gentle forms, beautiful curves, and soft glazes. I stumbled upon another artists work quite by chance when browsing the internet, and after a deeper look into his pieces I was truly inspired.

Hsin Chuen Lin’s body of work exemplifies my own aesthetic preferences on an outstanding level, and he has captured beautifully…