The following piece, approx. 2'5" long, was inspired due to a mistake in my throwing. The original vase was a bit crooked, therefore, I took it off the wheel and in a moment of frustration tossed it on the table beside me. However, in that moment, I saw a new shape from that haphazard mistake. It resembled the bulbous portion of a cocoon, the part which is below the attachment to the tree. I then decided to remove the top and bottom portion of the vase and replace it with smoothed hand built coils, in order for the final cocoon shape to have an organic resemblance to a real cocoon. The final steps included cutting a large hole on the top, thickening the lip for sturdiness, and cutting circular holes on the bottom for drainage. I am excited to see the final fired piece which will take some time because I am allowing it to dry slowly, in order to prevent cracking.
Photos are generally taken with a Nikon D90 or Sprint HTC Evo running CyanogenMod (simular to Windows mobile cell phone and iPhone). No cell phone service or AppStore applications were used, but DSL/cable modem internet service was used.
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