clay eating set- in progress

We are currently in the process of making an eating set (bowl, plate, and a cup) out of clay, in honor of someone that has made an impact in our lives, whether they're living, dead, or a cartoon character. I'm making my eating set in memory of my Aunt Cass, who passed away two years ago. This is a picture of what my bowl and plate look like...so far. I'm really excited to see what my finished eating set turns out to look like!

metal work- final outcome

 As you can see on my previous blog post, we made paper outlines of the metal pin we wanted to make. After we took the paper outlines of our metal pins, we traced them onto actual metal panels. Tracing the outline was easy, but it was the sawing that was a challenge. I think I broke around 12 sawblades in the process, maybe more. After sawing was finished, we soddered the metal and finally fired it. I was really impressed about how my metal pin turned out