Current works, Others in kiln

After the last critique I left with a new perspective on things, a 2 Dimensional perspective. Jamie Oliver Suggested that I consider things in a two dimensional way, so that I was not just looking at vessel as it stood alone but to consider paired our grouped with other vessels over similar or varying sizes and shapes. I found this information highly useful as, of all the ways I had looked at my and other peoples works, I had never thought to think in groups and the dynamics that the subtlety of pairing could create. Therefore in the last remaining week of wet work in ceramics I approached my throwing not as singular works but how what I created could work hand in hand or against what I had previously thrown and what I would throw in future. I tried to work in all areas, tall, skinny, wide, carves, hollow and so forth.

Lecture Review: Andrew Au
As much as I loved Andrew Au's work I was rather disappointed in his lecture, but don't take that like I didn't enjoy it because I really did. I understood the back story of his Life Industries work and the other past works he talked about, such as the Memebiotics, but I got the feeling that even he was unsure about the subject matter, which in turn made me unsure. His work is all so strong in its compositions that the explanations fell somewhat short, especially for how much time he spent on that series. Besides that though I did enjoy the lecture. I liked that he showed us his what went wrong in the creation of the Life Industries works.  It was somewhat reassuring to hear that a successful and brilliant artist such as himself also made mistakes and constantly learned from his past. I also like how he listed and detailed all of artists, and also literary works that inspired him in his creations. I found his attention to detail, such as how he even uniquely fabricated the crates in which his work was shipped in, both incredible and incredibly daunting.
All in all, I found Andrew great. I feel that the lack security in his lecture was made up by the sole observation of his artwork. You can't make such carefully crafted and organized works if you aren't passionate about what you are doing, which he obviously is.

Current Work

 This work ties in with the extremely textured piece I did during the last segment. I"m quite satisfied with how it turned out and plan on doing a series working with extreme texture paired with smooth areas.

 A simple functional mug.

Small spherical flower jar. To be carved into.

Current projects: I'm rather interested in organic forms, particularly tentacle like forms and twists. I'm working with joining thrown works as this is something I haven't worked with much in the past but have been interested in doing.

Let's be friends!

This is a momentous day in my life history! I am no longer a virgin, a blogger virgin that is! The skies can only be bluer from here, right?!

Let me first introduce myself. My Name is Sylvia Schultze and I am a Junior majoring in Ceramics. When I came to Pittsburg State from Kansas state, where I had previously been a horticulture major, I decided to follow my dreams and go for what I TRULY love doing. Working with my hands, getting dirty, and making art. I would have to say that I am most passionate about thrown works and find most of my enjoyment in that process. I'm coming to the point in my artistic studies that I now possess the basic understanding of working with different materials in numerous ways but I now need to begin focusing myself on how exactly I want to work with these materials, particularly combining materials, such as photography and clay, metal and clay. I find most of my inspiration through organic shapes and nature but I don't find my inspiration limited to thing of organic nature.

Here are some long ago photos and ceramic works.