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jackolantern well was the first ceramic project I made. Using white clay, this piece was another handmade project of mine, rather than using the pottery wheel. The prompt for this piece was mostly to freestyle, take clay, and experiment with building. My ceramics class and I started by making vase like figures, and make adjustments based on...

For my ceramics class in college, I had to write and make a slideshow on a ceramic artist of our choice, and research on how/ why they started doing ceramics, their artistic process, and show examples of their work. For my Ceramic Artist Research Project, I chose to write about artist Tatiana Cardona, also known as Female Alchemy. Check...

For my historical vessel project, I took inspiration from other ceramic figures from Japanese, Peruvian, and Colombian cultures to make my vase.

Introduction to East Asian Art

When examing art from prehistory, architecture has provided physical sanctuary and visual storytelling, especially when paying respects to a given culture and/or religion. In this blog post, we will explore two architectural sites from Gothic Europe and Buddhist Southeast Asia, and how culture and religion is seen and viewed at each site.

Both ancient Roman art, as well as ancient Christian European art, served purpose and importance in the art world. With art from ancient Rome, there was emphasis in realism, and a focus in bettering the functionality of architecture. With art from ancient Christian Europe, existed a spotlight on Christianity, and the role in which religion played...

When analyzing and acknowledging prehistoric art, there is a great deal of importance when it comes to ancient Greek art and architecture. The rise of influx in ancient Greek art & architecture started around 900 BC and ended around 30 BC. This influx consisted of mainly ceramics, statues, and monuments, but also of effect in fashion, paintings,...

The Pharoahs’ Impact in Ancient Egypt