HOW MANY LUMPS WOULD YOU LIKE?

LUMP BOXES

CERAMICS I

clay, glazes & oxides

These tiny boxes are so precious.

They are very small with an area of no more than 9 inches.

But they are so mighty in their design and fun to make.

They are made using a subtractive method. 

We start with a small lump of clay,

paddle the outside into an interesting form,

wire cut off the lid section, 

then carve out both lid and box until the walls are only about 3/8 of an inch thick.

Let's see how the kids dealt with this technique.

Junior Sarah Oh used applied decoration to turn her lump into a splendent owl.

Below you can see how she attached the lid after the final glaze firing,

and how she glazed the inside but used only oxides to stain with on the outside.

In this next beauty by junior Ylia Madayag,

she stamped over top her form before she cut off lid and began carving the lid and box.

We all loved how this one by junior Renee Lin turned out.

The colors were marvelous!

Besides stamping she also carved out areas to melt glass shards into. 

We also really enjoyed how junior Vincent Nguyen dangled shells from his piece.

So subtle and lovely.

Sadly with these next 3 I can't remember who built them.

I will check with the kids from last year for help and update as I find out.

And this last one is the work of sophomore Olivia Krueger.

The clay loves Olivia and she ended up with a fantastic looking box.

Loved how she applied decoration to top and sides,

and then how she finished with the glaze.