Pine Cone Collection

Collecting objects from outside my house and out on the street, arranged some of my best objects in order of size and scale. I used a big Pine Cone to bring out the composition to the whole piece and gives a large effect to the other objects. The only problem with this image is that it is not straight and that the light is hitting the paper creating a shadow. This is a part of my collection and I have used these in my other samples from my clay pieces, and intend to use them near the end of this project. I wanted to show them growing up like a family by collecting smaller objects and bigger ones  

Press Mould Collection

Press Mould Collection

Shells

This image is based on my collection on shells and the colour brown, and I have used this to make a series of shell moulds. I used Manganese Oxide and a sponge to bring out the shell details and make them more older and valuable. After they had been completed, they were placed into the kiln for firing. Some of my objects are not straight and that spoiled it, but it also creates this old effect to each piece of my collection. After they have been fired I will use them in my final collection project and have them lined up in a row, as if it would be in a museum. My whole project is based on the theme of shells and outdoor objects. 

Shell Collection 

Manganese Oxide

These are some of other shell moulds I have done, and some of them look good, but others could be more better and more neater. Some of these have a Copper Oxide on them and others have Manganese. I am planning to have a clear glaze on the small shell moulds at the bottom with a Copper Oxide. I placed Oxides on these because the detail of the shells does not show up without it. In my collection I want to have an order of size and scale to each one. 

Sample Pieces

Collections 

My sample pieces were used to test out different types of colour Luster's and oxides. Scratching into the clay creating deeply positive marks onto the clay. We used different colours and two Oxides. I used a clear glaze for the title on my sample and Luster's for decoration. I fired and Glazed my other two samples to change the effect and see how other Oxides work. 

My Four Samples 

My Collection

Photograms

Photograms

These photographs are based on a project of mine called collections, and I have collected a range of brown objects to photograph. There was a problem with the first image, because it got contaminated with the other waters and got dirty around the edges. I looked at grouping objects together and seeing what effects they cause. All of my objects are based on the colour brown and from outside and around the house and this is what makes it more special to me, and why I chose them. The second image was a good result, but the edges are slightly off, and needed to be lined up. These are my two best pieces and I will progress better during my time in photography. 

Sgraffito Bowl

Conor Murray

Nature Objects using Sgraffito 

Red Clay 

Collecting objects from my garden and out and about, I used them to create Sgraffito. I used a series of techniques and tools to create nice looking effects on the bowl. During the making of the bowl, I look at what I wanted to carve onto it. There was a certain idea I decided to do and that was working from small to large, and working around the bowl. Slip was used before I worked onto my bowl, and sanded down after all the carving was done. Each mark I make is a positive line and scratch, and that is what I intend to show. The drawings you see scratch into the clay was used in my collections and I have intended to use these through my project. My bowl will be ready to be fired next, and then glazed with clear glaze to make it more better and more professional.

Sir Hans Sloane Collection

Sir Hans Sloane

Museum Collection

Hans Sloane collects a range of objects found on streets and around his house and places them in a contained box, which he arranges them in his box like a museum. What I like about his collection is that all of his objects are old and almost tattered. All of his objects are small and contained objects which fits  in well with his collection. What has made me to look at Sloane's work is that he also studies shells and nature objects, and has made me to study shells for my final project. Most of his objects are almost brown and dark coloured objects. He has placed all light coloured objects at the top of his collection and darker coloured ones at the bottom. Hans Sloane never collects new objects and always old or broken objects because older objects has a story and a past behind it and is always more interesting to look and study. 

Christopher Dresser

Christopher Dresser 

Clutha Glass

Image from the craftsman Christopher Dresser designs glass bowls and vases using colour stainers and different coloured pigments. These are arranged in a way that shows different angles and light of the vases. These are stylish and effective in the way they are arranged, and they have been placed according to size. I like how he has done the colour brown, but has used light toners and other colours to create this effect on each bowl. The composition has been placed at an angle to show all its form and textures. Christopher Dresser uses darker tones for the top of each of his glass vases, but he also designs them to make sure the light hits each object. Each vase has been done creatively and with care, and that is what I most like about this piece of work. What I enjoy about these glass vases is how each of the colours blends in well with the lighter colours at the back, and this brings out the full appearance and style of the composition. Christopher uses Stylish and quirky shapes on each of his glass vases and this is what makes this work appeal to me, and why I have chosen it. What makes this a great piece of work is that it is different to what other artists and craft's designers have done. He uses textures, which he carves into the glass and makes this using a sharp pointed tool, while in his work shop. The whole composition is an inspiration to me for my future work and has link well in with my project that i am doing today.