Nicole Pappas Ceramics

For this pot, I’m really happy with how the glaze turned out and how the white glaze fell into the lines at the top but there were still brown speckles all around. It came out a little wobbly and uneven because I let it get too dry when it was time to attach the two pieces so it made it difficult to put it together. But overall I’m really happy with the piece and I enjoyed carving into it.

I really like how fun and bright this piece is. On some of the yellow and blue could, the underglaze cracked and ran a little because the clear coat didn't melt well with the yellow and the green. So next time I will remember to pay attention to this to make sure I can use the right glazes that go well with the clear. also I would trim the bottom some more because the piece is quite heavy.

You can't see, but the foot of this bowl cracked because it was too thin so next time I know to make the bottom thicker so that I can prevent that, also, next time I might put some iron oxide on it to make the lines pop more. Although, I really like how the glaze melted into the lines with a cool splotchy effect. I think this is a good piece that I could actually use for food and such.

 Overall, I'm really happy with how this bowl turned out because the glaze ended up being really pretty and the pattern I made with the stamps took the glaze really well and turned out really cool. If i were to change something about the bowl, I would have made the inside of it more smooth with no bumps while it was still on the wheel with a rib. I would have also made sure I trimmed the bowl a bit more even because it turned out a bit wobbly.

Jar  For the base of the jar, I was really happy with how the glaze turned out in the bottom picture because it made that really interesting pattern with the pinks and blues looking like they are being poured down the side. It did crack at the bottom which was a bummer because I could have trimmed the bottom a little bit more to thin it out.   If I were to change something about my lid, I would have put it upwards instead of downwards to get the copper color on the top instead of the bottom, although I do like the green color that came out. I like how the copper on the inside had a lot of bright pinks and blues in it compared to just the copper color. I also would have made the lid a bit more thick when I threw it. 

Pitcher  I wish that I made the wax resist more neat around the lemon, I also wish that I added more detail on the top of the leaves, such as a couple little birds or bugs. I really like how the glaze turned out because I like how the dark green leaves contrast with the light green pitcher, and then with the bright yellow lemon in the middle of it all.