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

2010-06-10T08:25:00.001-07:00

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.

Annie

2009-06-13T16:33:00.001-07:00

With Ohio Pride Annie carved this model out of dense foam, left. I love the way the bluish glazing flowed with the Ohio River on the far right. This swing state has leaned to the left.

Monica and Anne

2009-06-13T16:26:00.001-07:00

Monica's forms on the left, with collaborative cups on the right
Anne's form on the left with the collaborative cups on the right. It was great to see the collaboration between these two. They asked a lot of questions and took advantage of creative liberty.

Deana

2009-06-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

A few free forms

Joline

2009-06-08T10:42:00.001-07:00

Joline was referencing gypsum crystals while working with the same but refined " plaster" to get to this form.

Kaitlin

2009-06-08T10:41:00.001-07:00

This student worked very meticulously on form, but also had a way with 2-d. I introduced a tile project which some students really excelled at.

Annie

2009-06-07T19:52:00.001-07:00

Something derived from a deep sea dive.

John P.

2009-06-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

Cliff Dwellings?

Spring 2009 Hand Carved Plaster Forms

2009-05-08T14:36:00.000-07:00

Over all, it seems that the spring mold making students have pursued more complicated forms then those of the winter quarter. The Spring class was aware of their predecessor's, and have been influenced a little.

Allie

2009-03-22T12:35:00.000-07:00

Above, collaborating with Lisa on form and surface, using ceramic decals. below, a pierced vase.

John Knight

2009-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

Figure and Facet

Shannon' diamond lattice insanity

2009-03-20T18:21:00.000-07:00

She has really stumbled across something here with this diamond form that has been cut away to its minimal structure.

Erin E.

2009-03-20T18:20:00.000-07:00

Free form goodness.

Sarah F.

2009-03-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

A hand carved model on the left and the finished product on the right. Sarah utilized over glaze china paints for the detail and color.

Anthony W.

2009-03-19T11:12:00.000-07:00

Working modularly.

Melinda

2009-03-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

Melinda made molds and cast these objects while thinking about architecture and interiors.

Autumn,

2009-03-13T08:02:00.000-07:00

It is nice to see a couple of takes on the same form. Autumn flipped the object over for variation.

David's Rhyton

2009-03-13T07:59:00.001-07:00

David digitally modeled and cnc milled from dense foam, the form on the right to produce these rhyton drinking vessels. With no means for resting these cups, the drinking must continue. Check out David web site, click here.

Mariel, from photo

2009-03-07T22:11:00.001-08:00

Several positions of the same object.

David, Modular, From I.D.

2009-03-05T21:57:00.000-08:00

Carol and the crumpled can

2009-03-05T21:54:00.001-08:00

Shannon' diamond lattice

2009-03-05T21:30:00.001-08:00

1st glazed forms, Courtney

2009-03-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

mold making

2009-03-04T21:34:00.000-08:00

Students made molds like these of their hand carved plaster forms, to then cast in ceramic material.

Hand Carved Plaster

2009-03-04T21:19:00.000-08:00

As shown below, and here, each student began with a cast 6x6" plaster cube; which have been carved into faceted forms.

Plaster Prototypes

2009-03-01T14:36:00.002-08:00

John, Mariel, David

Plaster Prototypes

2009-03-01T14:35:00.000-08:00

Shannon, Meldinda, Sarah

Plaster Prototypes

2009-03-01T14:34:00.001-08:00

Cooper, Courtney, Carol

Plaster Prototypes

2009-03-01T14:33:00.001-08:00

Anthony, Chris, Autumn