This year was one of the most memorable for me. It was my first year in high school, my first year of ceramics, and my first year where i didn't have that many classes with my friends. When i walked into ceramics for the first time, i didn't know what to expect. But when i walked in that first day, Ms. Heidman was their to greet me and say hi. To be honest i wouldn't rather have any other teacher for ceramics. Ms. Heidman taught me a lot and helped me to be better at ceramics, to make better projects than i ever have and to make me go above and beyond my current expectations of myself. Without Ms. Heidman's help, i have no idea where i would be in ceramics, I probably would have dropped out, because i wouldn't have been able to make anything, but i didn't. i didn't because i knew that i could make projects, and i would. A big thanks to Ms. Heidman for making my first year in high school the most memorable, thanks for pushing me to do my best in this class and helping me to be better at being a student. Thanks Ms. Heidman, I'll never forget you. 



 
The theme that I am going to be talking about is going to be glazing and how glazes show emotion and traits just as well as words. Saying what one feels is easy, glazing what one feels is a little more complicated. There are many ways that one can show emotion through glazing, like with bright colors, glazing a project half and half, and glazing splatter. All these ways show emotion, here are reasons why.  

The first way that a glaze can show emotion is with bright colors. When one glazes a project with bright colors it can express a happy mood or a bright feeling, so to speak. Bright colors like yellow or blue can really make the glazer seem like a happy person. If someone glazes a project with black or brown they can seem dark or depressed, which really doesn't seem like a good mood to be in. Basically all bright colors show that you are in a happy mood and are really getting into glazing.   

The second way glazes can show emotions or traits is when someone glazes a project half and half. Say someone glazes a project half blue or half yellow, they seem creative and happy because of the atmosphere the bright colors create. These colors really get the people looking at the project that one has made and see it as a very good one. glazing black or brown doesn't really catch peoples eyes as much as a project with bright colors glazed onto it will. Black and brown really make the project look like the creator didn't take their time with the project and glazed it one color to get it done.  

The third way glazes can show emotions or traits is when you glaze a project splatter. When a project has a lot of splatter all over it of different colors, it looks amazing. This could show creativeness or just being excited for something, as when someone is excited for something some can go a little crazy. It also could look like one was trying their best to make a project unique, as no one splatters a project and looks the same as the next. When someone splatters it really make it look like they took their time to make the project look beautiful. 

There are many ways that glazing can show emotions or traits, but the top three are glazing a project bright colors, glazing a project two different colors, and splattering a lot of bright colors onto a project to make it look amazing. Those are the top three ways that one can express what and how they are feeling when glazing, and these can say a lot. Glazing a project really can bring out how one was feeling or what traits they have. Traits like creativity and simplicity can show when one grabs that brush and glazes a project. 



 
My backup theme idea is going to be altering with the hands on the wheel. altering can really make a project great, because there are many ways that the clay bends. Some may say they are endless. 
 
The theme that I am going to be talking about is going to be glazing and how glazes show emotion and traits just as well as words. Saying what one feels is easy, glazing what one feels is a little more complicated. There are many ways that one can show emotion through glazing, here are a few.

The first way that a glaze can show emotion is with bright colors. When one glazes a project with bright colors it can express a happy mood or a bright feeling, so to speak. Bright colors like yellow or blue can really make the glazer seem like a happy person. If someone glazes a project with black or brown they can seem dark or depressed, which really doesn't seem like a good mood to be in.

The second way glazes can show emotions or traits is when someone glazes a project half and half. Say someone glazes a project half blue or half yellow, they seem creative and happy because of the atmosphere the bright colors create. These colors really get the people looking at the project that one has made and see it as a very good one. glazing black or brown doesn't really catch peoples eyes as much as a project with bright colors glazed onto it will. 

The third way glazes can show emotions or traits is when you glaze a project splatter. when a project has a lot of splatter all over it of different colors, it looks amazing. this could show creativeness or just being excited for something, as when someone is excited for something some can go a little crazy. It also could look like one was trying their best to make a project unique, as no one splatters a project and looks the same as the next.

There are many ways that glazing can show emotions or traits, but the top three are right there. Glazing bright colors, glazing a project half one color and half another, and glazing splatter. Those are the top three ways that one can express what and how they are feeling when glazing, and these can say a lot. 
 
Theme: Glaze colors and moods

What: My wheel altered showing half of one project being glazed and the other half glazed a different color
           My lidded or two piece project showing excited happy moods  with the splatter patterns
          my tall showing how pulling from the center and top plus flaring and glazing drips are cool looking.
How: The wheel altered used altering with my hands, pulling and pushing, to flare out bits of it and make it look amazing
My lidded used pulling from the center and the top to make it taller and make it better for dripping
my two piece showed slipping and attaching because without using those the two pieces would remain seperate. 
Why: becuase all of these techniques and galzes show time and effort put into projects making them as amazing as they can be, without these techniques a lot of projects would be mediocore and the same. the possible glaze combos and wheel altering in projects is endless, giving us an unlimitted amount of amazment with ceramics.

Conclusion: the way that glazes can be applied to projects are ways that can express variety and moods like happiness. when one glazes a project with bright colors they will look happy, instead of how black and brown can show depressed or dark moods. glazing is usually the best and most fun part of ceramics as this part of it allows infinite possibilites to amaze the audience and show the world what can be done.

 
 
I am thinking about doing glazes for my theme idea. The art of glazing a ceramic project can express a mood or feeling as easy as words. When I glaze my projects a lot of them are in bright colors as I am generally in a happy mood. Others may use glazes to express a dark or depressed feeling, which is where glazing projects black or brown can express such feelings.