Artist Statement

As I expand my horizons in shape and form, I thought it would be interesting to try some different types of forms this trimester due to distance learning. This specific project gave me the chance to work with creating similar pieces while still making it my own vision. I really wanted to use Jane's washbasin as inspiration due to her use of colors and form. Contrasting usual washbasins, it has an uneven rim and bowl to it. She based her washbasin off of a flower and created a beautiful washbasin with vibrant color. I based my design on Jane’s, changing it in shape and color to suit my own flower shape. I created a flower with multiple petals instead of two for the bowl design and used pink tones to color the flower. Tying the two pieces together is the use of vibrant color, letting the color highlight the bowl form and show the uneven shape.

This piece focuses almost solely on the elements of Shape brought out by the protruding waves on the lip of the bowl, and the overlapping petal shapes to create a flower. The Emphasis of the bowls is clearly on these elements and makes it easy to understand the rest of the form which brings out a certain variety with the flowing form of the bowl to the vibrant color.

This project allowed me to learn how to use other mediums to plan projects in the future when I can work with clay again. This allows for me to have a plan going into future projects. I have seen how I can still create my art through other means, using watercolors to bring the project to life from the paper. While I am used to using clay for my art I have seen how I can still have a creative outlet. Also deriving ideas from other artists has been a good learning experience, and now I have more project ideas that I can’t wait to use once I’m back in the studio!

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The process was as follows:

  - Watch episode 2 of “The Great Pottery Throwdown”
  - Choose my favorite washbasin from the competition, which was Jane’s
  - Gather materials, blank white paper, pencil, and watercolors
  - Sketch out Jane’s washbasin design
  - Sketch out my own design based on hers
  - Fill in the outlines with watercolors
  - Let dry
  - Add commentary on similarities and differences between my version and her version