Aaron Ivy

Craft Pottery and Design

1st Hour
Paper Mache Vessel, Medium Size,
Paper Mache

I created this project to introduce myself to
Paper Mache I started on my vessel by gluing
on a primer on to my collage of newspaper
with my binder of wheat paste I used a balloon
under the vessel as an armature to help
support my vessel in its early state I then glued
a styrofoam bowl to the bottom of my vessel to
act as a foot. I then made the lip of my vessel
with heavy construction paper

Some problems I encountered during this
project were while painting I was wanting to
paint my vessel with complimentary colors
and ended up paining it with a monochromatic
color scheme. If I could change something in
my project I would probably go back and paint
my vessel with analogous colors.
Hemp Macramé, small size, Hemp

I created this project to learn the basics of
macramé. I started with some hemp as my
medium and tied many spiral knots. I then
inserted a jump for my bead followed by a few
half-knots and square knots, then finally I ended
with a Lark’s head, and tied all my knots taut.
Some problems I had during this project was
getting the right texture for my knot that would
match the many macramé cultures of the world I
solved this by using a lighter to burn of the rough
ends. If I could change something in my project it
would have to be to impress more with my
macramé.

Glass etching, large size, glass and caustic acid.

I created this project as an introduction to glass
etching and symmetrical balance. I began by
etching a stencil into my glass medium the
center point of my etching was the mandala. I
then used caustic acid to burn the design into
the glass. Some problems I encountered during
this project were I had too much negative space
and not enough positive space. If I could
change one thing about this project I would
give my etching more radial balance and less
asymmetrical balance.

Face sculpture, Medium size, Mold

I created the face sculpture to introduce myself to
casting and molding. I started by using paper to
fill the mold of the sculpture making an armature.
The persona I created was of no real cultural
background and was made just to look human. We
used joint compound to steam and make the mold
hard or plaster of Paris could have been used.
Some problems I encountered during this was
getting the high relief right. I fixed this by
changing the position of the nose on my sculpture.
If I could go back and change one thing I would
have made my sculpture slightly more human
looking.