Yes, even after a petition with OVER 1,000 SIGNATURES, many letters on behalf of the studio to the president of Cornell and the Dean of Student Life, and a spirited protest in the rain which featured me on a bullhorn chanting things like, "Make a bowl! Make a pot! Close the studio? I think not!" the higher ups at Cornell still decided to shut the studio down for good.
I am super bummed out.
I went to the studio today to collect what I think (?) is the last of the stuff I made and I am pleased with how everything came out! I have all these new ideas about more things I could make but oh wait... I can't because they're closing the studio to make way for a multi purpose room.
Anyway, here they are!
My mom chose the glazes for this mug with its little bird alighting the handle. I think she has been even more excited than I was for it to get fired! My mom is adorable.
This is the first bowl I have ever made that is is actually big enough to fit a meal's worth of soup.
I added patterns to this little mug using some stampy things I found at Ten Thousand Villages (I threw that picture of me holding them for reference). I am new at stamping wet clay and so I ended up with a very asymmetrical mug but you know what they say; if you want perfect ceramics, go to Walmart.
And below is what I have been referring to as my Wonky Pitcher. It's one of the weirdest things I have ever thrown. It is super lopsided, doesn't pour very easily, and the glaze came out... well, not quite how I expected it would, but the little guy has grown on me. Three cheers for Wonky Pitcher.
The following are my latest MAGICAL CERAMICS!!!
Yes, that is a unicorn mug!
It reads, "Just say NEIGH to people who don't believe in MAGIC."
Look at that glaze! How cool is that?
Ok, and I know you have been on the edge of your seats waiting for these bad boys to come out of the kiln and here they are-- HARRY POTTER POTION BOTTLES!!!!!!
Felix Felicis and Polyjuice Potion!! I also made Veritaserum but it is hard to read and the lid hasn't been fired yet, but when I get it, I'll post it up.
Anyway, to take my mind off of how bummed I am that I will never take another class at the Cornell Ceramics Studio, I started taking a watercolor class at CSMA. Soon to come: a post about watercolors!
