Our most recent project used clay and either acrylic paint or clay glaze to sculpt a piece that looked exactly like a specific type of food. I chose to mold the clay into a bowl of Fruit Loops cereal, using clay, acrylic paint, and polyacrylic coating.
I developed my art making skills in this project by working with clay, something I have only worked with her once or twice before. I was nervous about this project because I did not know much about how to work with the clay. Mrs. Rossi taught us many different techniques to make our projects. I used the slip and score method and the coiling method in my project. The slip & score is a way to attach pieces of clay together and the coiling is how I made the bowl.
I solved problems in this project because I overcame many obstacles while working with the clay. The clay became very dry and cracked throughout working with it, which posed a problem. I used the water to try and get rid of as many of the cracks as I could, but in the end, I think the cracks give some texture to the fruit loops because the cereal itself is very cracked and crumbly. I think I learned from my mistakes in this project, so next time I work with clay I know I'll want to take my time with it and make sure there aren't any cracks or imperfections in the piece before firing it in the kiln.
Now that I've finished the project and am able to reflect on it, there is a lot I would have done differently. I do like the way the acrylic looks; I think the colors are pretty accurate to fruit loops. maybe next time I'd add more white to the paint for a more pastel color. If I was to redo this project, I think I would choose a different food, because I found the Fruit Loops to be a difficult and tedious project. It took a long time to make each of the individual pieces and I don't think the end result looks very realistic. Fruit Loops have a strange texture that is hard to re-create with clay. I also dislike the way my bowl looks, so next time I think I would glaze it because I like the appearance of that more.
I developed my art making skills in this project by working with clay, something I have only worked with her once or twice before. I was nervous about this project because I did not know much about how to work with the clay. Mrs. Rossi taught us many different techniques to make our projects. I used the slip and score method and the coiling method in my project. The slip & score is a way to attach pieces of clay together and the coiling is how I made the bowl.
I solved problems in this project because I overcame many obstacles while working with the clay. The clay became very dry and cracked throughout working with it, which posed a problem. I used the water to try and get rid of as many of the cracks as I could, but in the end, I think the cracks give some texture to the fruit loops because the cereal itself is very cracked and crumbly. I think I learned from my mistakes in this project, so next time I work with clay I know I'll want to take my time with it and make sure there aren't any cracks or imperfections in the piece before firing it in the kiln.
Now that I've finished the project and am able to reflect on it, there is a lot I would have done differently. I do like the way the acrylic looks; I think the colors are pretty accurate to fruit loops. maybe next time I'd add more white to the paint for a more pastel color. If I was to redo this project, I think I would choose a different food, because I found the Fruit Loops to be a difficult and tedious project. It took a long time to make each of the individual pieces and I don't think the end result looks very realistic. Fruit Loops have a strange texture that is hard to re-create with clay. I also dislike the way my bowl looks, so next time I think I would glaze it because I like the appearance of that more.
(in-progress photos of clay project)
final project