Student Name:	Elliot C
Grade:	10
Title:	Plate study #1
Description:	These plates were created by turning a fully rendered digital portrait I drew into ceramic plates. I started converting the portrait into black-and-white line art, which I then used a laser-etcher machine to etch into a wooden board to create a stamp. Using a slab roller, I pressed the design into a thin slab of clay and shaped it over a slump mold to form a plate, adding legs for support. After the initial firing, I applied underglaze by hand and fired the piece again. Depending on the design, a clear glaze was added and the plate was fired a third time to complete the work. I originally created the portrait digitally and wanted a way to make it physical while also giving myself more freedom to experiment. This method allowed me to quickly create blank plates, which took my focus away from perfection and toward experimentation. Through trial and error, I tired different methods, like inlaying glaze into deeper areas, which proved ineffective due to my line art being too detailed. I ended up choosing to hand paint each plate with underglaze, experimenting with different color palettes, outlines, and aesthetics. While not every plate turned out amazing, this process let me experiment and quickly try things out, helping me come closer into finding my artistic style and identity!
Dimensions:	(L)11 x (W)5 x (H)2 (Inches)
Weight:	3 Lbs.
School:	Forsyth Country Day School - Lewisville, NC
Teacher:	Rachel Clark
Exhibition:	The 29th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition

No awards given

Clay Vendor:	Standard, Brown 112
Wheel Vendor:	brent
Tool Vendor:	Clay King
Glaze Vendor:	Unknown
Kiln Vendor:	Skutt
Firing Temp:	Low Stoneware
Atmosphere:	Oxidation
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