The third and final piece of my triptych assignment for my 3D Art Foundations class. This was the subtractive piece. I went about it like the other two by transferring my drawings and design onto a piece of white paper towel and then laying the paper towel on top of the green ware and went over the designs slightly to to make a subtle mark for a guide.. I then subtracted clay with carving utensils to make the image look like it fades into space.

After finishing up the tiles, I wanted to go back to throwing on the wheel and continuing to get the shapes and forms that I have been studying from past artists like Joel Queen. I've practiced on numerous pots getting the smooth continuous edging, but now my goal is to gradually get the pots larger each time I throw. Hopefully this will give a little different variety to my art work.

After throwing a number of pots with the shape and thickness I was going for, I then decided which piece would be best for carving, and think enough to let me achieve multiply layers instead of just one dimension. The piece to the left is one that I wanted to try something new and make it a more modern design. 

I wanted to combine strait lines with curvy ones to separate the "outside pot" form the multiple "inside" layers.. I was aiming to make it have a feel of multiple pots in one. I wanted the biggest design on the pot, which is the V's, to be going inward instead of outward so it the eye in, while the subtle curves make you aware of the surface plain.