When i began to carve my slab, i had to figure out how deep my strokes had to go to get the correct portion with out cutting through the slab of clay. When i began to cave i took little shaving of first to get a feel on how deep on layer should be compared to another. At the end i was able to get all four layers of my slab art to come out the way i wanted it with out cutting through the entire slab.
Artist Takes Risks
When i was carving my slab i had to figure out how to put texture into my trees. u had left some of the carving a little uneven and then pat it down to give it a rigid so give it the feel of being in the forest. Mrs. Barnett also let me borrow a piece of bark to make a print into my trees to give it even more texture and character. When i was doing this i had no idea how it would turn out and if it would even look good, but i took the chance and it turned out really good.
Artist Takes Chances When I was painting my spoon I decided to use paint that was not what I would usually use. With this paint I wanted to try new things and see how my totem spoon would look like after it was fired again. I took this chance and experimented with new ways to paint my clay. I hope in the end, my spoon comes out how I would like it to be.
Artist Solve Problems When I was creating my box, it didn't turn out how I wanted it. at one corner it was not at a point and I had to find a way to fix the problems. I decided that, with Mrs. Barnett's help, I would grad off the extra clay to make it smooth and not messed up like before. Because of this fixing in my clay I can now in the future know how to take away extra clay with out messing up what I am making.