pottery project reflection sheet
7-VA-CE-2.1 Develop increasing skill in the use of at least three different media.
1. How does this assignment relate to the standard?
7-VA-CE-2.1 Develop increasing skill in the use of at least three different media. This assignment relates to the standard because I had to increase my skill of making the coil pot in three different stages by drawing it out, making the drawing into slay, and then painting the pot. I had to make the drawing over and over again to make sure that it was simple enough for me to make it with clay.
2. What are the steps you took to complete and do well on this assignment?
The steps I took to complete and do well on this assignment is to make a pottery that was not all deformed. I had to smoothen the top a lot to make it straighter but it didn't really work out. I had to first look at my drawing of my pot I wanted to make and try to get the shape of it and I made a coil pot, so I had to make strips of clay to stack on top of another. For my pot, I put a little handle so that I can hold it by that when it hardens. I put the design I wanted on my clay and I painted the coil pot after I was done with the design.
3. This assignment demonstrates the following strengths…
This assignment demonstrates that I can make a pot out of clay that I can design by myself. For example, I designed the pot with zig-zags and straight lines and got a perfect score on it even though the top was crooked. Also, this assignment demonstrates that I know not to paint the bottom of the pot because then, it will stick onto whatever is on the bottom of the clay and it will also be just a waste of paint.
4. I could have improved my work on this assignment by …
I could've improved my work on this assignment by making the top straighter and smoother. I shouldn't have straightened out the outside because it was a coil pot before but now it is a coil in the inside and straight on the outside. I also could've improved by painting the clay without any clay spots and filling the whole thing.
5. How will you apply the skills you learned from this assignment in either the real world when you are an adult or in other classes while you are still a student?
I will apply the skills I have learned in this assignment when I have to make something with clay and when I have to make a coil pot at art classes. When I have to make a design for something, I can remember to always draw out the design first and then put it in the masterpiece.