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New artist to look up and new website! I'll add it to the side bar.

New website for inspiration and research: Charlotta Klingström Keramik / Ceramics

Project 2: 2 or more heads

Don't forget you must have 2 or MORE heads on your shoulders!

Proportions of the Human Head

Traditional rules of proportion show the face divided into six equal squares, two by three. The upper horizontal division is roughly at the 'third eye' level mid-forehead, the lower at the base of the nose. The eyes sit on the horizontal centre, the mouth on the centre of the lower third.  

This is an ideal which does not account for racial and individual variation, observing these basic proportions gives you a starting point to measure against.

• Size of Head: The distance from the chin to the crown is the same as from the back of the head to the front. Features take up only a small portion of the head; a lot of space is needed for the brain! The mid-point of the face, when measured from chin to crown, is at the base of the eyes or eye sockets.

• Eyes: The space between the eyes is about the same width as one eye. If the width of eye is used as a unit of measurement, the head is five eyes wide.

• Eyebrows extend beyond the eyes on both sides.

• Ears: The top of the ears line up with the brow of the nose and the eyebrows, and the bottom of the ears with the tip of the nose.

• Nose: The bottom of the nose is the midpoint between the eyes and the chin.

• Mouth: The corners of the mouth align with the centre of the eyes (if you're not smiling). The line where the two lips meet is slightly above the halfway point between the end of the nose and the chin.

• Chin: The mound of the chin starts at the inner corners of the eyes.

Project 2: Coil built two or more heads inspiration

Sergei Isupov

Akio Takamori- Self Portrait guard dogs

I lost the name of this artist... let me know if you know who she is.

Project 2 Pinterest page

Debra Fritts AFTER THE DANCE

Check often as I'll keep updating!
http://www.pinterest.com/meehanmargaret/project-2-self-portrait-bust/

Handbuilding with coils- in class project

Pottery-tips/Making-a-clay-coiled-pot-Lakeside-Pottery-Tutorial

More inspiration at the Rosenfield Collection

salvidore jimez-flores “I Am Not Who You Think I Am"

 "The content of my work is socio-political and is driven by my powerful life experiences. It deals with immigration, identity, culture, injustice, language, and religion. I have observed inequality, marginalization, discrimination, oppression, and racism in México, as well as in the United States. As an artist I feel I have the responsibility to address the issues that affect my community and to create awareness and propose actions through my art. I’m an artist and an activist that believes in the power of art."- Salvidore Jimez-Flores

The Human Condition

The Human Condition: The Stephen and Pamela Hootkin Collection of Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture at Chazen Museum (Madison, WI Sept. 5­ – Nov. 30, 2014) is huge and sprawls with fluid ease through the Rowland, Garfield and Mayer galleries of this elegant institution. Its scale is not just due to the number of works, over 100, or the number of artists, 34, but because of the large scale of many of the pieces.

Judy Fox, Rapunzel

Project 1 and Slip UPDATE- IMPORTANT!

So Nathan mixed all the slips and they are the correct consistency. Do not add water at any time. If you think the slips or glazes are the wrong consistency tell myself or Nathan.

Also Longhorn red is terracotta. If you have longhorn red then you have the clay you need.

The slips are there and ready to be used. Your shoes should be slipped and dry by Thursday. I'll give you an extension but there will be no more class time to work and they will be put in the kiln room finished or not next Thursday at the start of class.

Alicia's student work! Self portrait as a knight.

Remember your ideas, sketches, and research are also due Thursday at the start of class. We will discuss as a class.

You guys are amazing and talented and I can't wait to see your shoes and the ideas you've come up with! Have a great weekend,