Self Expression +

Sophie Woodrow
 Sophie
Woodrow
About Sophie Woodrow

Age:
- 44 years old
- Born 1979
From:
- Bristol, UK
Education:
- Foundations of Art and Design at
U.W.E Bristol
- BA Hons Studio Ceramics Falmouth
College of Arts
Her thoughts on her Practice:
- https://sophiewoodrow.co.uk/about-s
ophie-woodrow/
The Project
 Goal

Explore how we represent ourselves through our art and begin to ask deeper
questions about our own personal identity by taking inspiration from the work of
Sophie Woodrow

Questions to Consider

Who am I and how do I express that in my artwork?

Am I creating and being the kind of person I want the world to see me as?
 Step 1: Research

- Answer self analysis questions on paper and turn in.

- Collect more information on Sophie Woodrow and

consider ways you could bring her thought process into
your project

- Read though “8 Approaches to Know Yourself Better” and

consider them while developing your artwork
 Step 2: Plan
- Create 3 sketches inspired by the work of Sophie Woodrow

- Implement non-literal symbolism in your psychological portrait

- For example: If you use bat features, it should be because they are your favorite
animal, but because you are nocturnal, or that you have great hearing

- Color your fav sketch under the assumption that it will be dip
glazed

- Number your sketches 1-3 and upload them to the assignment:

“Sophie Woodrow: Ideation Sketches”

- In the private comment include:

- The thought process behind each sketch
- Refer the number you gave it when describing
- Predict issues that might occur in each construction and preemptively share plans
on how you could prevent these issues from occurring
 Step 3: Creating
- Use your fav sketch to plan the elements you will need to make

- Wedge out multiple balls of clay ~3lbs

- By wedging out a few pieces up front, when you get on the wheel you can
just throw a couple forms back to back instead of having to get up and get
out of the zone
- Throw any additional accessory pieces on the wheel that you can

- Trim your base in order to solidify your shape

- Use handbuilding techniques on top of thrown form to shape your

sculpture
 Step 4: Portfolio
- Upload photo of your greenware and fired glazed piece to portfolio

- Answer all questions you typically do for your portfolio entries

- IMPORTANT Extra questions to include in artist statement:

- How did you considered your own identity when making your piece and the
reasoning behind the decisions you made?
- How has your self perception changed through the course of this project and
why do you think that is?
 Step 5: Reflection
- Fill out attached google form and share your final reflections
- Some of these thoughts may have been included in your artist statement
- During this we are reconsidering the questions we were asked at the start of
the lesson in order to further analyze our thought process
My Process
Sketches

1 Thinking in Shapes
I tried to sketch out a few different forms
that I felt like I could accomplish throwing
and tried to include some variety

2 Adding life
Animals and nature are strong themes in
Sophie’s work and can provide a
foundation to base your idea on

3 Patterns
I tried to explore different ways I could
decorate the surface of my sculpture
through adding physical details onto the
sculpture or carving into it.
 Throwing

4 Planning for the worst

Sometimes we have a bad day on the wheel. Our walls keep collapsing, we
just can’t get it centered, or maybe something else. By trying to make a
bunch of vessels at one time, it means less getting up needlessly
 Throwing

5 Creativity, Exploring, and Fun

Some patterns and detail elements might be able to be made on the wheel
too! It’s important to explore and have fun while being creative as the
process can be just as important as the final piece
 Trimming

6 Refining
The piece doesn’t always look perfect right
off the wheel. Trimming is a useful tool in
an artist's belt to bring the piece together
Greenware Example
Greenware Example