Slab Vessel Simplicity

1. Slab VesselSimplicity Design-Linear movement

2. Project Requirements • Vessel will contain 3 slabs only. 2 sides and a bottom. • Vessel ( sides ) must be an organic shape. You can make a template or free hand this shape. • Organic shape-a free flowing shape based around natural forms. Often irregular and curved. • Vessel must contain a foot ( feet ), a raised area on the bottom of the piece. • Surface ( the two sides ) must be decorated in sgraffito and/or wax resist. • The surface embellishment must depict an abstract design that depicts movement. This design can drawn with either shapes or lines or both. • Two different designs that show both the organic shape and the linear surface design must be handed in prior to starting the project.

3. Sgraffito- means to scratch in Italian.The application of a different color slip/ underglaze over a leatherhard piece. Let the slip get leatherhard and draw or “scratch” the slip away. Usually a red clay vessel and white slip application or the opposite. Another approach is to apply underglaze while leatherhard and follow the same process.

5. Wax resist

6. Foot