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November18,2015
Mrs.Klaucks7thhourpotteryclass
MyCoilVase
Forthisprojectwehadtomakeacoilvase.AtfirstIthoughtthisprojectwouldbeno
trouble,butIwaswrong.Itsnotaseasyasitlooks.Tomakethecoilvaseyoumustfirstgetthe
base(bottom)youwant.Thenyoumakeabunchofcoilsandstackthemontopofeachother.
Somehavetobeinside,outsideorontopoftheothercoils.Thevasemusthaveafoot,belly,
neck,andlip.
FormyvaseIchoseabraidwrappingaroundthevasetoreflectmovement.Itreflects
movementbecauseyoufollowthebraidwithyoureyes.IalsochosetoaddonflowersbecauseI
thoughttheyintegratedwelltogether.
OneoftheelementsIusedwasform.Formissomething3Dandmyvasehad3Dflowers
andthebraid.TheprinciplethatIutilizedisproportion.Myvasehadproportionbetweenthe
largebraidandsmallflowers.AlsoanotherelementIchosewastexture.Myvasedidnthavea
lotoftexturebutthetextureitdidhavewasinsidethebraidwhichmadeitpopout.