cup, cups...MUGS!!!

These are a few image of a series of 30 mugs that I had gotten into the groove of making, simply because my friend Justin had an extra handle and I had some extra coils... <3

I chose to consistently use different line designs because I was simply exploring the intensity of the black slip against the white porcelain clay body through inlay (all cone 10 electric or soda fired)

Its like a baby...

gotta take care of this thing....*sigh* it's like a nonstop ride from start to finish- caught up in the thrill and process of making now coming to an abrupt stop. The end is near; i can feel it...smell it. Here are a couple of images of works that have been mentioned previously.

-this was a transitional piece done during winter 2010 exploring spatial and figure ground relationships

-still exploring paint and its characteristics/ properties while cohesively adding dialog with the paper modules

This piece offered me a very pivotal moment in my color studies and how they build relationships within the planes and the crumpled paper.

after focusing solely on color relationships- I brought attention to the negative space. trying to address the background and activating it so that it stood on its own as understandable space although its ambiguous.

These are sketches for me- to explore how more organic shapes are formed and how the black line can work around or behind these shapes. I was also taking a break from painting- but still searching on how minimal the forms and lines could become while they still stood on their own. Below is where I actually began to put these organic bold black lines in action.

- There are more paintings but I chose not to spoil my upcoming senior show! :D