object lesson

AU 2011 Raphael the Automotive Designer

2011-12-06T10:15:00.000-08:00

Raphael designs cars and has worked all over the world contributing to high speed propulsion and style, but this was his first shot at molding and casting with porcelain. His intricate tendencies paid off as every piece made it, considering the loss rate typically associated with the material andthe complexity of some of his forms.

Origami

2011-06-12T11:31:00.001-07:00

Informed by folded paper, the model for this form was hand carved from a block of plaster, molded and cast in porcelain

Los Muertos

2011-06-12T11:29:00.001-07:00

better

2011-06-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

We acquired a large collection of hobby molds, as a donation to UC. I dont want the students to think that they can get away with just working with them as is, so I am having them carve, chisel, sand blast, break, and even pour plaster into them to change the interior shape of the mold.

altered hobby molds

2011-06-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

I think this vessel is a really great example of an altered hobby mold. Originally a zodiac planter, Pisces to be specific.

Hobby Mold project

2011-06-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

Shown above is a much improved version of a "happy onion face sugar jar".

SP 2010

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SP 2010

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SP 2010

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SP 2010

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SP 2010

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Sp 2010

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SP 2010

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Spring 2010

2010-04-23T12:13:00.001-07:00

A couple of carved plaster models before the students began to bury them in plaster.

Meagan

2010-04-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

Meagan took a very rigorous approach to carving, creating a hexagon tower of sorts. She combined the pieces together to make one large hive structure on the wall, using gold leaf to fill in the cracks, mimicking honey.

Lauren

2010-04-20T10:55:00.001-07:00

Lauren is creating complex pieces with two simple forms - a small ball and a plastic diamond.

Kari

2010-04-05T15:29:00.001-07:00

Kari's salt and pepper shakers - cast in black and white slip with braille lettering on top.

Jessie

2010-04-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

Jessie's army of plague/animal/bacterial forms. She was able to cast so many, and made an arrangement based on tonal differences. White china paint was added to the surface in tribal-esqe patterns. So nice.

Laura

2010-04-05T15:16:00.000-07:00

Laura's form references the original cube it was carved from, while managing to be very fluid and viscous.

Christiana's factory

2010-04-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

Christiana made her mold from a pre-exsisting mug and then added her professor Dean's face to the outside with oil clay. The cups turned out amazing, and I feel lucky to have one. The detail and transitions are perfect, with typical Dean quotes on the inside.

end of quarter excitement

2010-03-20T08:36:00.000-07:00

We rented a cargo van, drove into the wilderness, and filled it up with vintage molds. Look out...

Carly

2010-03-10T19:10:00.000-08:00

Carly's leaf - I love how the form moves like a slinky. As demonstrated in the round below.

Christiana

2010-03-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

Christiana's juicer/tray form. She was trying to glaze all three stacked one on top of the other, but they sort of moved during the firing. I really like the way the piece worked out - how each form is shifted yet it stands perfectly.

Jamie

2010-03-10T12:55:00.000-08:00

Jamie's carved doorknobs. They have an lovely, oversized Alice in Wonderland feel to them. China paint and gold luster decoration, back one has tiny bows precisely cut away.
(Installation shot.)

Shannon

2009-06-13T16:48:00.001-07:00

Shannon graduated showing this piece and received a Directors Award.