My Area of Expertise (p#2)

        Last year in second semester, I took ceramics class just to get my credit for art. During the time that I first started, eh, it was not very great but I soon began to develop skills but these skills were not just skills that it’s a slow and learning process it was more of a “bettering my skills” type thing; as if I have been great in ceramics all my life. Mr. Bone, asked me-about my third week of being in class-if I have already done ceramics before, my response in a very sarcastic mood “noo?” With a smile on his face, “well that is hard to believe, it is as if you have this inner talent never found before and now it is shining in the light.” Smiling back with confidence, “well we will see where this inner talent goes.”

        About the sixth week or so, I was pretty damn good, now on the wheel that is a no no for me, not very good with that. Making things from scratch is a plus. The first real project done on my own was hard but ends well. Making a slab (thing to make the clay flat) was not easy, having to adjust the right amount of clay in one area so it would not split, and then finding the right base to make the bottom part of my piece. Finally after two days of drying a bit I add coils made of clay of course and I mix the coil to the base by carefully and attentively using my index finger and thumb to blend them together and I put another on that coil, and another on that coil; so on and so forth. I never realized after so many coils and focus on the small inches of clay I focused on, my so call piece is now creating into a giant pot. Mr. Bone peeks his eyes occasionally and shows me a couple more techniques to smoothen out ridges and fill in holes. My pot was going outward, at some point I noticed I needed to go in. putting coils in slowly step-by-step to where it evenly distributed. Now back out for the final round of the pot. By the time I was done, it took me probably three weeks just to finish the pot. It weighs about 7lbs and is 1ft tall. The pot was assigned to be a tribal pot and since my aunt was into the tribal ways, I decided to give it to her and put her name on it or so her nickname “Taru.” Before I had given it to her though there was, an art show and judges go around and decide on which art looks the best. Now I just put my pot in there for the hell of it, I was not expecting a prize, but low and behold, I got first place for best 3-D art. Very shocked and surprise. Mr. Bone did not tell me anything but I bet he was thinking that is where your inner talent is going.

        Ceramics to me is like my second home, I feel comfortable there and I have no one judging me, just positive attitudes and a good vibe that makes me vigorously want to start working on projects. I will admit I complain about going to that class because sometimes I am tired but it is like the moment I step through the doors I wake up and want to do something. I am now in ceramics two and I don’t do work for a ceramics two regular class, Mr. Bone and I have told a secret to each other about start making my projects for AP 3D art for next year. I have decided to make my collage based on family; I have to make 12 pieces just based on anything to resemble family, in my own perspective.

        Everyone has there own inner talent or love to some specific thing and as much as we may explain, why we love it so much, it is still not understandable or being able to comprehend. My love to ceramics-as many other things I do love-is just one of those things that makes me, me. It is something I take upon seriously and to heart; just as anyone else would for something they loved.

MY Creation for my aunt^^^>>