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Euan Craig was an Australian potter that lived in Japan for many years. He began pottery at the age of 14 and later went to school at Latrobe University for ceramics design. He built his own wood kiln in Japan that gives the pottery natural coloring.  I chose this piece because I really like the look of these mugs and the design on the handle.

 Euan Craig is an Australian born potter who started pottery when he was 14 years old.  He attended and then later graduated with a degree in ceramics from Latrobe University in Australia. he then went on to move to japan and that's where his career really took off. I chose this image because I really liked the color pattern that is designed on it. 

Lucy Lewis is a native American potter from Acoma New Mexico. She learned her skills from her aunt because there was no one else to teach her in the mesa. she is most famous for her black on white pottery. she received many very highly regarded awards for her work. I like this piece because I think the design is very out of the ordinary.  

  Euan Craig is a potter who discovered pottery when he was 14 years old. He gained a degree in ceramics at Latrobe University. After an earthquake Craig had to relocate his studio and rebuild his kiln. I chose this specific ceramic piece by Craig because I loved the colors that he used when making it. The brown and white go very nicely together and the pot has a very simple design to it. 

  Euan Craig is a potter who first found this art at the age of 14. He received a BA in ceramics design at Latrobe University and ran Castle Donnington Pottery in Swan Hill for four years. He then moved to the famous pottery town of Mashiko, Japan, and was apprenticed as a National Living Treasure to Tatsuzo Shimaoka. He remained in Mashiko for twenty years until he evacuated due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear disaster that ensued. I really enjoy this piece because of the color. I like seeing the wood against the blue sides of the plate. Additionally, the line designs on the sides are beautiful.

 Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona. He has a whole museum in Barcelona dedicated to his work. He initially went to business school and art school. His work was very "child-like." I enjoy this piece below because it really brings out the childish artwork he did. 

  Euan Craig is definitely an interesting potter. With watching the single firing video, he placed A LOT of pieces into the wood fire all at once. By doing that, he was able to get a lot of pieces fired. One of the pieces that had caught my attention was this mug. I liked the coloring the mug had as well as the shape of the handle. The handle is just so interesting. I've never seen anything like it honestly.

  I found the video of Euan Craig very interesting. I really liked how he built this whole box out of cement to fire his pieces and then had to deconstruct it all after it sat there for two days. I never thought of firing pieces in that way, as I only ever associated firing being done in a machine. This bowl above was created by Euan Craig. I like how the glaze transitions between orange and white in a more ombre sense and isn't just done in color blocks. 

Euan Craig is a potter who first discovered this art at the age of 14. He gained a BA in ceramics design at Latrobe University and ran Castle Donnington Pottery in Swan Hill for four years. After this he moved to the traditional pottery town of Mashiko, Japan and apprenticed to the National Living Treasure, Tatsuzo Shimaoka. He lived in Mashiko for twenty years until he had to relocate because of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear disaster that followed. I picked this piece because I really liked the shape and color of these mugs. I also thought the handle was interesting with the cool design of it at the bottom.

 Euan Craig was an Australian potter. He was born in Australia and relocated his pottery location to Minakami, Japan. I like how most of his pieces are white mixed with caramel, they remind me of fresh coffee mixed with milk.

Euan Craig is a potter who lives and works in the mountains of Minakami in Japan. He grew up in Australia and had severe asthma. When Euan was only 8, his sister was diagnosed with brain damage. The doctors told his family it was unlikely that she'd live past 20, but she beat the odds and now lives in a permanent care home. He decided at 14 that he wanted to be a potter. He said he wanted to be at peace and create beauty. He began working with pottery in Melbourne as a teenager. Euan kept working there until he graduated from university where he studied ceramic design. He moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture in 1190 because it was a holy place for pottery. 

Euan Craig is a potter who works and resides in Japan. He discovered pottery at the young age of 14 and led his life by his artwork. He honed his skills at Latrobe University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in ceramics design. He worked under many significant potters including Tasuzo Shiamaoka. He most enjoys making wood fired functional porcelain pottery and even rebuilt his own wood kiln! The work I chose of his has beautiful texture and I found the coil on the large pitcher to be beautiful and intricate. 

 This is based off of Robert Arnesons work. I found his use of these three primary colors very interested and it inspired the hair of my sculpture. 

  Maria Martinez is a Native American artist who is mostly known for her amazing pottery work. Maria was born in New Mexico in 1887 and died at the age of 92 also in New Mexico. She started at eleven years old where her aunt and grand mother used techniques that people have not used in years. Some of her most famous work is her black on black potter work. Maria Martinez legacy     still lives in today in museums like the metropolitan museum of art and the Denver art museum.  

  Euan Craig discovered pottery at age 14 and later on went to ceramic design school at Latrobe University. He lives in the country side of Japan, north of Tokyo, in a small rural community. He exhibits his work mainly in Japan, but has started to venture into the UK, the US, and even back in Oz. This is a tea bowl that was soda glazed in a wood-fire kiln. I thought this was a beautiful piece and it is something that I would even love to have. Overall, I really enjoyed his work!

 

  Lucy Lewis was a Native American ceramicist known as one of the greatest Matriarch potters of the past century. Her designs, like Maria Martinez’s, were inspired by the art of the Pueblo tribe. Most of Lewis’s artworks were influenced by the nature around her—the sky, the weather, and animals—as seen in the picture above. She primarily made small coiled pots from gray clay that were slipped and painted with a yucca brush. Her pieces were regarded as sacred works amongst her tribe. Lewis’ artwork grew famous, so much that she was invited to the White House in 1977. Additionally, she received the New Mexico Governor’s Award for outstanding personal art contribution in 1983. Her artwork remains part of a permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution. I really enjoy this piece because of the animal and the pattern surrounding it. The black strokes against the white background of the pot easily capture one’s attention. Additionally, the symmetry of three lines for each shape ple...

 I thought this piece was just so adorable that I had to share it. I find it amazing that Lucy Lewis had made a turkey out of clay. I love the different designs that are on the turkey, from circles to a triangle made of lines. I am just curious to see how she made, especially with how she made the tail. 

  Lucy Lewis is known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics. Her works of art are formed by hand using coils, and after the pot is shaped and dried, a white slip is applied. This slip allows the mineral paints to stick to the pot. She is also very well known for the animals and line designs she draws on her pots. This picture above is one of Lucy's works. This pot perfectly shows her block-on-white pots with line designs that she is known for. 

  Lucy Martin Lewis was a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. She is known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics made using traditional techniques. I picked this piece of hers because I really liked the shape with the small opening at the top. I also thought the design was really cool in that it almost feels that you can get lost in the black and white if you stare at it for too long.

 Lucy Lewis as a famous potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico who was born in 1895 and died in 1992. She had no schooling or art classes since she lived on the mesa. She learned pottery as a young child from her great aunt and other Acoma women. Lewis played a big part in reviving 11th century Mimbres - style pottery, which is characterized by black lines on white slip. Her pottery first became known outside the pueblo in 1950, when she received a blue ribbon at the Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. Lewis continued to make pottery well into her 80s and her daughters and grandchildren also carried on the tradition. 

  Lucy Lewis was a very skilled ceramic artist who used very interesting detail on all her different pieces of ceramics. She is known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics made using traditional techniques.  Lewis's pottery is made from a gray clay body and formed by hand using coils. I chose this piece of pottery because i found the designs very interesting and the colors she used was very different than what she normally works with. I thought it was a very unique piece of art. 

 Euan Craig is a potter who was born in Australia but has lived in Japan for many years perfecting his work. I watched the video of his kiln building from 2012 in Japan. I thought that this kiln looked different than they usually do. It looked to me like it was a pizza oven. I now understand the purpose of doing the oven that way though. It gave the pottery natural colors of blues and browns. 

  Lucy Lewis was a Native American potter from New Mexico. She is well known for her black-on-white ceramics that were made using traditional techniques. She learned pottery as a young child from her great aunt and other Acoma Pueblo women. Her pottery became known in 1950 when she received a blue ribbon at the Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in New Mexico. She continued receiving awards through the 1980's and 1990's from the American Crafts Council, the College Art Association, the state of New Mexico, and the Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts. She continued pottery into her 80's and some of her daughters and grandchildren also did pottery.  I chose this piece because I like the shape of it as well as the design.

 I found Lucy Lewis work to be very mesmerizing and hypnotizing. I really enjoy what and black ceramics. I think it looks very bold. I love the patterns that she uses in her work. I chose this price because I really enjoyed the shape of the vase. I really like the dip right by the neck of the vase. 

 Lucy Lewis was a Native American ceramic artist from New Mexico. Her signature style is black on white, decorative ceramics. She made these using traditional techniques. She began making pottery at only eight years old after learning from her great aunt. 

  Maria Martinez was a Native American artist who created pottery that was recognized internationally. She examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and created pieces to reflect her heritage and culture. She learned pottery by watching her aunt, grandmother, and father's work. 

 I made a snake with his head resting upside down with a hat on and a bow tie. I noticed that some of Robert Arneson’s sculptures were upside down faces. A lot of his sculptures also had sunglasses on and I saw one that you couldn’t really tell exactly what it was. That’s why I made the snake upside down with a smiley face and a bow tie because from some angles it looks like its frowning and from other angles it looks like its smiling. 

  Lucy Lewis was a Native American pottery from New Mexico. She is known for her black on white decorative ceramics made using traditional techniques.  The piece is from 1975 called the Fineline Star and Mountain Design Bowl with Lightening Rim .  It is native fired and has a beautiful coloration to the white clay slip. This bowl is coil built and painted with bee-weed (a plant) for the black and red clay slip on the rim.  The bowl has alternating fine-line painted star patterns with triangular mountain patterns.  I love how the rim is unusual it is  corrugated with a lightning design.

Lucy M. Lewis is also a Native American Potter from New Mexico and worked during the same period of time as Maria Martinez. She also utilized traditional ceramic techniques and she is known for her black on white art. She received no formal education and learned pottery from her family members. She spent her entire life in New Mexico and only left to teach ceramics workshops across the country. Her Native American styled art received a great deal of recognition. 

Maria Martinez is a Native American potter who had a significant impact on the world of ceramics. Her traditional artistry really inspired other artists and it became her signature. She is from New Mexico in the United States and her artwork has reached people on a global scale. I chose a photo of one of her signature touches, the black on black patterns are intricate and very interesting. Her art is displayed all over the world including The Museum of Fine Art in Houston TX. She lived a long successful life from 1887-1980 and during this time she was very well known. 

 Maria Martinez was a world renowned potter of San Ildefonso Pueblo, she lived from 1884 to 1980. She was known for making black on black pottery. She learned how to make pottery from her aunt, Tia Nicolasa. She discovered that smothering a cool fire with dried cow manure trapped the smoke, and that by using a special type of paint on top of a burnished surface in combination with trapping the smoke and the low temperature of the fire resulted in turning a red clay pot black, She made pottery but did not paint the pots, her husband Julian would be the painter. Personally I find her dark pottery to be my favorite out of all the potters we learned about in this course.

  I chose to use this post because I found this post to be very interesting by the design on the top of the pot. I realized that each of her designs were very different while the pots all had a very similar look to them like a black pot. I like how she made the design as kind of a story.

  Maria Martinez was a Native American artist known for her international pottery. Martinez’s family consisted of potters who studied and created styles of her tribe, the Pueblo. She and her husband Julian Martinez restored the Pueblo’s technique of making all-black pottery. Her work gained popularity outside of the tribe and was recognized as works of art instead of household vessels during the 1920s. Because of her contributions to ceramics, Martinez received two honorary doctorates and exhibited her work at the Smithsonian Institution Renwick Gallery in 1978. I particularly enjoyed this piece of pottery because of the design. The inverted design against the colors makes the pot very appealing to look at. Additionally, I like that it can be interpreted differently among people. For example, I see a snake sticking its tongue out.

  Maria Martinez was a Native American artist who created pottery. She based her pieces off of Pueblo pottery styles, to reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of artwork. This piece above is one of Maria Martinez's  works. I really like how the piece has a shine to it, as you do not see many pieces like that. I also like how the design she created is shiny like the rest of the piece. 

Maria Montoya Martinez was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez examined traditional Pueblo pottery  styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts. She also passed on her knowledge and skill to many others including her family, other women in the pueblo, and students in the outside world. I  chose this piece because I really liked the shape and design of it. I also like how it transitions from a a glossy black on the bottom to a matte black at the top. I noticed that almost all her pieces are dark in color.

  This was the first that I saw on Google and had right away caught my attention. I think the reason it had caught my attention was the contrast between the matte black and the glossy black. Not only that, but the design on the vase is interesting as well. 

 Lucy Lewis was a Native American potter known for her black-on-white decorative ceramics made using technical techniques. She started out making pottery at the age of 8, making ash-bowls for tourists that were sold for 5-10 cents. She had 9 children and 7 of them became potters. Lewis's pottery is made from a gray clay body and formed by using hand coils.  After the pot is shaped and dried, a white slip is applied. Without the slip the mineral paints would run off the pot. Next, the design is applied using mineral paints and a brush made from yucca. Yucca holds more paint and makes finer lines than regular brushes bought at a store. Finally, on a day when the weather is right for firing, a small number of finished pieces are carefully pit-fired. I really like the designs she includes on her work, she has been compared to Pablo Picasso. 

  Maria Martinez was well known for her black on black pottery. She learned how to make pots from her Aunt since she was a child. She would smother a cool fire with dried cow manure to trap the smoke and then use a special paint on top. This process would turn a red clay pot into a black pot. She made all the pottery, but her husband was the one who painted all of it. After her husband passed away, her sons and her daughter-in-law helped her to continue her pottery work. 

  Maria Martinez was a Native American who made black coil pots. She learned to make pots as a child from her aunt. Maria made but never painted her pottery, her husband assisted her in the gathering of the clay and building the fire along with painting the motif on the pottery. She was very unselfish and even gave pottery lessons to other women in her village. I really like her style of pottery, it looks sleek and clean. This one stood out to me because of the design, I thought it was unique. 

Maria Martinez became known for her black on black pottery. She learned about pottery from her Aunt with which she started to create artwork with. Maria never painted her pottery but instead her husband Julian would paint the pottery. She was successful in selling her pottery in Santa Fa but preferred to be at her ancestral home in San Ildefonso in New Mexico. Maria was a Native American. She gave multiple pottery lessons to other women so they could learn the skill and talent and make more of an income selling pottery products too. 

  Robert Arneson's "Fatal Laughs" inspired me to do a self-portrait of myself as well. The primary colors that were used in his piece were red, blue, and yellow. For the yellow, I had used it for my hair. I kept the colors red and blue under my eyes, similar to Arneson. As for his piece, he had yellow coming out of the mouth. I instead used green to come out of the mouth. The pills in the hair were from another piece that he had created. In his piece, the pills were in his mouth while I decided to use them in my hair as "hair clips."

 Maria Martinez was a Native American who became very well known for her black on black pottery. She learned at a young age from her aunt, where she began to make dishes for her play house. Maria fell in love with black pottery. It was something about the smothering a cool fire with dried cow manure trapped with smoke and than using a special type of paint on the top of the surface. The combination on trapping the smoke and the low temperature resulted in turning the red clay pot black. Although she took credit for making the pottery, she could not take credit for the paintings on the pottery. Her husband did the paintings and they made a great team!

  This sculpture I made is based off of Robert Arneson's works. 

  For my sculpture, I decided to make a form of Mr. Potato Head. This was the first thing that popped into my head when thinking of what I should make because I remember always seeing pictures of Mr. Potato head with all his pieces in random spots on his face and head. Even though I decided not to rearrange the facial structures, just the idea of it reminded me of Robert Arneson's work.

  This is my Sculpture I made using Sculpey. I chose to make this sculpture because it is around Halloween and Robert Arneson had such interesting pieces of artwork so I thought by making a pumpkin that also posed as a portrait would fit in perfectly with his pieces of artwork.

     Robert Arneson’s “Fatal Laughs” inspired me to make this sculpture with tears flowing down its eyes. I was also given inspiration from the movie “Coraline” to give the piece button eyes. Like Arneson’s sculptures, my sculptures' facial features and expressions are not symmetrical and bland, but uneven and filled with an indescribable emotion.

 I really enjoyed Arneson’s work. I especially enjoyed his sculptures with his tongue sticking out. I was inspired to create this model by our world events. I have noticed a lot of people have been refusing to wear a face mask properly. So I choose to create this sculpture with this person having their mask and their chin. Their eyes are closed and tongue is sticking out to represent mocking of people who wear mask properly and also to show how idiotic these people are who wear their mask not properly. He also has ear plugs to represent him not listening. I also have him a silver tongue to represent how the president has been able to persuade people that it is unnecessary to wear a mask.