Project for this week!

Jessica Putnam-Pullman makes a mug...

I have enjoyed her videos for some time.. she is so great on camera....











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First Project Completed... (step two)

First jar completed, cover for jar is drying. I will start making a second jar Wednesday.

Second part of my box. Still Working 

small jar with leaf details, still working

First finished Project

Working From Home...

Here are the slabs. I'm just waiting for them to become leather-hard to do more.

First Project

first project

Here is what I have so far.

Posting for Brenna

She sent me a picture of what she has been working on... so I thought I would help out by posting it here....

Second Project

Here is the small jar. 

First project in progress

This is my first project in progress. I used plates to keep the pieces of clay flat and so that they could dry.

First Project

Here is a small bowl I made with a bowl as a mold. I then added a coil to the bottom to create a foot.

1st Project (in-progress)

Week 1:

Made slabs for the walls/base. They are in the drying stage.

First at Home Project . Not finished. Posting the Process

                                                 

First Step of  my box 

Dear Everyone in Ceramics MW 2:30,

Although class officially starts up again tomorrow, I will only take attendance on Monday morning for work posted to our blog, https://introceramicsspring2020.blogspot.com// during the previous week... in other words, I will take 2 attendance records on Monday, March 30th for work you post during the next 7 days.  Use this week to get up and running..., post on the blog, watch my how to videos, etc. Show progress images or a finished image(s) of what you are working on.

If you need an internet connection, your phone can work as a hotspot feeding wifi to your laptop... Even if you have 2 bars of strength, it will work.  Read about that here.  If you feel you might run out of data, there are thousands of free wifi spots in CT through your cable TV provider.  If you aren't too far from New Haven, you could even use Albertus wifi sitting in your car if you had to... If you have any tech questions or concerns, please let me know ASAP so I can solve them for you!

In terms of posting to the blog, I want you to keep going with your clay making.   I need you to set up your Google Drive right away this week and share it with me. Take a moment to check that and share it with me using jnevins@albertus.edu if you haven't done so already.  I posted a short video on the blog on how to do that.  The main thing is to pick up or order your clay and have it at home sooner than later… If precious time is lost with your not having clay, then it gets harder to make it up.

Hang in there everyone!

Prof. Nevins

How to set up a Google Drive folder

...and share it with me.

You can expand this to see it in HD

How to create and share a Google Drive folder.

Good first project at home

1st Home assignment!

We were doing slab projects when we left for spring break... I found this youtube demonstration that would work well at home.  Use a rolling pin to make your slab, a string to cut the clay from the 25 lb block, a paring knife to cut the shapes, paper to make a template, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF7V1oCX1Pc&feature=emb_rel_end


Post pictures of your project here by Monday morning, March 30 and put images in your Google Drive.  If you haven't yet created your Drive folder, now is a god time to do that... be sure to share it with me.  Here is a short video I just made on how to do that....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305TzGmpHJo

Time to pick up clay

Albertus has asked that you don't use the studio to work in... but as we have moved into a slab/handbuilding phase of the class, I am confident that you'll be able to work perfectly well at home, using tools in your kitchen.

Maintenance will put 12 bags of clay out on the stairs leading to the boiler room starting tomorrow, March 18th.  Pick up 1 bag (25 lbs.) The stairs are at the rear of Aquinas Hall to the left of the door faculty enter the building. When the coast is clear, I will invite you to bring back in any work you would like me to fire for you... and then do a second firing if you want to gaze your work... None of us can know when that will be though.

For now, check in here at the blog and post one or more pictures showing your progress.  I will post a week by week assignment... 5 more in all, and in keeping with the amount of clay you have and the space you have to do it.

For anyone who is not near to New Haven, you can order clay directly from Amherst Potter's Supply in western Mass... I talked to Fred (the owner) today and he is fine with shipping out 25 lb. bags of clay to you.  We use cone 6, "Toast" stoneware.  If you want to use a white stoneware or porcelain, that is okay with me as long as it is cone 5-6.  The price of the clay is $11.50 for 25lbs and $5-7 shipping by UPS. If ordering clay from Fred you can email him at Clay@Amherstpotters.com or call 413-586-4507

Pinch pot found on this Pinterest board that collected pinched clay ideas

As always, email me with any questions: jnevins@albertus.edu

Welcome to our online version of Ceramics Class

Hi Everyone,

Here is where we will stay in touch, post images, and continue our work.  Blogging is very easy!  Please take a moment to watch the video on how to post if you are not familiar with the process.

I will take attendance each Monday morning at 9 am for work posted the previous week. Keeping up with the class is important. Use this forum to stay in touch with me, ask questions, make comments, and above all, keep posting your work!

Jenny Perez, Intro to Ceramics, Spring 2019

Posted to her Google Drive