Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need inspiration. All I've been making are rabbits, kitsune (Japanese multi-tailed fox), guinea piglets, and dragons (and stuff I'm not supposed to make, but won't mention here). I am bored. I love animals MOAR THAN ANYTHING. Seriously. I'm a veggie guinea. Soooo...what are your favorite animals? :3 And why? What is it about that one critter you love? I'd like to hear some stories and maybe get some inspiration for new stuffs. Fantasy animals count, too. UNICORNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love dogs, we have 3 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenowethArts Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I may not be a lot of help...most of my animal-clay pieces are only masks. I am sitting here with a copy of 500 Animals in Clay and will refer to that book for reference. The paperback version is about $15. The book has realistic to completely whimsical animal pieces...I lean toward the whimsical.My masks hang out on the walls of my studio...its a little like having company while I work. I'm not even sure what animal this is, but he seems friendly enough when I walk in: -Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayjay Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't make animal forms, it's just not my thing (apart from being crap at it) but I'm always drawn towards Hares (not rabbits) and Owls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hmm favorite animals. Right now we have a cat, big furry thing that is a real character, but I don't allow him in the studio. Hmmmm maybe I should, as a few years ago, I found a big RAT in the studio that had died in the winter-looked like a cat had it out with him. Door had to be hook locked all the time. Since then I have put on a new door and window to seal up the shop better. Rats came from an old factory that made flavored peanuts that was torn down the Summer before. Whole neighborhood had a problem that Winter. I don't like animals In the Studio, literally or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love horses. My most inspiring experience with them happened when I took my advanced students to the Pryor Mountains to dig clay. We were a few miles from a Vision Quest site..so we continued up to the top and across a 2 rutted road in misty clouds. All of a sudden a herd of wild horses came up from behind us out of a cloud , ran past us with their Spring foals and disappeared down into a cooly.I began drawing them on raku slabs. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I like my dogs! As far as interesting animals, I like giraffes. And pangolins. http://wildlifea2z.blogspot.ca/2013/01/pangolin-animal-facts-images-2013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I really enjoy watching beavers and muskrats work. I've also thought the personalities of ravens and otters are pretty charming. Ravens play in the snow and do barrel rolls just because they can. I love that. Watching two otters fight over one fish is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I like beef, lamb, pork, venison, duck, chicken, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, and of course trout, salmon, bass, sole, plaice, haddock, skate, prawns, crab, lobster. Yep, I like animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wow, what a creative response that I totally have never heard before. /sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I prefer plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isculpt Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I may not be a lot of help...most of my animal-clay pieces are only masks. I am sitting here with a copy of 500 Animals in Clay and will refer to that book for reference. The paperback version is about $15. The book has realistic to completely whimsical animal pieces...I lean toward the whimsical. My masks hang out on the walls of my studio...its a little like having company while I work. I'm not even sure what animal this is, but he seems friendly enough when I walk in: -Paul Paul, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that mask! And no, I've never claimed triple-love for anything on CAD! Jayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDominionBlues Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I like animals, too. I don't often make them, though, which is probably more a function of time than anything else. Recently-ish I made a rabbit head after being inspired by a Lisa Naples clip that was on the front page of CAD. I uploaded two pictures to my gallery (http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/gallery/album/775-smattering-of-pottery-pieces/) In that same gallery I have pictures of a raccoon I made for raku (and was inspired by the similarity between the words raccoon and raku, and also that you often see raccoons in trashcans, which I use for reduction when firing raku). In another of my gallery albums (http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/gallery/album/820-stoketember/) I have pictures of some of the animal-themed pieces I made for a recent workshop at Arrowmont. The workshop was about decorating pieces with slip and wax resist as well as woodfiring. I obviously have a thing for canines... my mom has a thing for rabbits, and another family member has a thing for squirrels. What I like about that set of animals is that they could all be traditional woodland creatures that might co-exist (or eat each other, you know, whatever). I have also made tiny hedgehogs in the past (tear drop shapes with upturned noses, basically). Something I think you would find almost as funny as I do is that when I was growing up, my mom used to call guinea pigs "guinea frogs." Maybe you could combine some of the guinea pig features with some frog features... I have always loved rhinoceroses, but have not yet successfully made one. They are hilariously shaped and textured beings, though. I doubt any of this is helpful for you, but I'm at least enjoying thinking about animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 OH MAH GAD THAT RACCOOOOOONNNNN I squee'd. I have a huge affinity for bunnies (I have eight house rabbits), and I love that mask! My mom is really into chickens and roosters, and my kid bro likes koi. KOI HOLY CRAP ... .... ..... INSPIRASHUN!! Thanks, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDominionBlues Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Chickens and roosters are awesome, too. I had this only partially executed plan to make a set of kitchen canisters: the biggest with a rooster on the lid, the medium with a chicken on the lid, and the smallest with an egg on the lid. Someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseLewis Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 My favorite animal is the bear, they are clumsy and yet can run fast if needed, besides they have cute. I am currently making 101 "strange bears". I am up to 15 different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Cool! Be sure to post pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have always liked Tasmanian Devils. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 The closest I ever got to making animals were these garden gnomes. I enjoy squishing bits of clay and looking for the face inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 High Bridge, I like those, but they seem a bit terrifying to be gnomes... Those are like figures you put out, to ward off evil spirits, as well as easily spooked individuals.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 No kidding! Especially the one with the open mouth! I love the one with the trumpet-looking lips, though, hehe...reminds me of exaggerated whistling on cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 For pottery inspiration, don't forget the insects! Look closely, they are fabulous, sometimes entirely whimsical creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I am a dog lover but I am drawn towards the clay sculptures of birds especially geese. You can develop a simplified free flowing form and still see a goose. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewDominionBlues Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I am a dog lover but I am drawn towards the clay sculptures of birds especially geese. You can develop a simplified free flowing form and still see a goose. Denice This makes me think of exactly what I was trying to do with my brushed animals for the workshop I mentioned. I wanted to be able to call to mind an animal with few brushstrokes. I uploaded 5 other pictures to show you what I mean (http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/gallery/album/820-stoketember/): more foxes, a rabbit, a squirrel... I was really drawn to the fox faces with one brushstroke each for the ears, the two eyes, and one for the nose and jaw line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantay Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi New Dominion Blues, Your brush work is great. Has a very natural flow to it. Did you say you were taking a class to do brush work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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