Plates / 志野, 黑釉小盤

Recently, I try to trim and cut round wheelthrown plates to create flower-like design. A lots of process, but I will still keep it simple. Here are some images of my new plates.

Five-side floral plate with Shino glaze

Foue-side floral plate with iron saturate glaze

Round plates were cut to five or four sides with surform

Using slip to trail out lines

Same shape but different slip trailed designs

Teaching

Just would like to show off some students' works from my beginning wheel-throwing class at UNC-Greensboro. What a rewarding teaching experience!!
These young kids are full of energy and creativity. I have tried very hard to equip them with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to transform their creative concept into reality.
For this class, I did encourage them to copy well-made ceramic works; traditional or contemporary. It was the way Chinese artist learned from their master for centuries, and this was the way I examined how well they have learned from this class. 
I also included two interesting works from my previous hand-building class: A Tang dynasty lady playing Guitar Hero and a Japanese Haniwa working on his lap top.



Lidded jar with carving





Lidded jar with carving

   

Lidded jar with springging

Lidded jar with Shino glaze

Tang lay paying Guitar Hero



Haniwa working on his lap top