LeeU Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 For Community Challenge #3, how about a themed combo piece (dunno "what" theme-others might have ideas) that uses slab AND wheel to form the piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 For Community Challenge #3, how about a themed combo piece (dunno "what" theme-others might have ideas) that uses slab AND wheel to form the piece? or Any two methods: slab and extrude, wheel and extrude, slab and coil......... LeeU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 how about ''anything but round"? High Bridge Pottery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I thought both challenges left lots of room for creativity while still sticking to a theme. For example, a flowerpot inspired by spring was pretty specific and yet everyone's was vastly different! I think setting two guidelines gives a nice limit of range to the competition. Lots of the ideas I would have said have already been shared here but I think these are different: 1. Emotion: Happy, sad. Hungry. Home. Love. 2. Shape. (Oldlady's comment inspired this idea) You could say something like "a triangular functional pot". No other rules. It could be wheel thrown and altered, slab built, pinched. does this make sense? It could be shallow and plate like or a closed 4-D pyramid. Lots of wiggle room. 3. It could also be a specific process, like a slab built plate or platter. Or a wheel thrown item with sgraffito decoration of some kind. Would that deter people, if they don't like that process? For me, a flower pot is not in my comfort zone so throwing one with an attached saucer was a good stretch of my ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Great ideas everybody Keep posting them all. Going to make the next challenge thread tonight as I am stuck on night shift Sorry for the slight delay in the new challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I like anything but round. Kinda interesting and doesn't isolate anyone, hand builders and wheel throwers can both enter, and it could be a pot, a sculpture, anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Never made a round bowl I couldn't make better . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistfit Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 I like challenges that can be vague enough to inspire creativity. I thought using a term like vessel could be construed as: 1.) A container 2.) A naval ship 3.) A vein is called a blood vessel. Things that have multiple meaning are fun to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolieo Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 a new challenge right? how about "poetry in motion" or words of wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronfire Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Captive objects. Make a piece that has a lose unremovable piece or pieces attached and be a glazed product. Aurora 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloan.quinn Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Mmm...TEXTURE. Either physical texture or visual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 The most valuable constraint in my first ceramics assignment was a height requirement. This challenged me to make pieces that were bigger and opened many doors. The current challenge (9 tiles) does this well in a different way. There is a fixed requirement within a very vast world of possibility. Also tiles make excellent wall art and help fill the often blank walls at a show! An early university assignment that I wouldn't mind doing again: an organically inspired piece that is 12" (30 cm) or taller. Does a piece get rejected for being 11"? Nah... just working at this scale is enough. It can be done on the wheel with alterations (not decorations) or hand built. Seed pods, vegetables and gourds are excellent starting points. High Bridge Pottery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 The Houdini Challenge: Make a sculpted piece of 6 or more pieces that when assembled one way it has this appearance. Then if assembled another way, it looks totally different. Or, a painted surface of several pieces that look one way, and then rearranged look like something entirely different. Sad thing is, even though this is my idea: do not know if I could pull it off. Bait and Switch: Pair off in teams of two: each member of the team has totally different aesthetics and designs. One member makes a piece in their style, and the other one has to replicate it and vice versa. Good way to make ourselves learn something new. Nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 nerd,for the first one, try looking at wayne higby's work. FYI i just saw a bumper sticker that invited me to "talk nerdy to me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Pendant lighting. Bird bath. Bird house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayaldridge Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I hope the next challenge will avoid too specific a goal. I participated in a couple, but I just wasn't interested enough to devote time to a specific form that was narrowly defined. And at the moment, not interested in tile, though I've made quite a few over the years. I tend to find the more nebulously defined challenges more thought provoking. Still, my suggestion is the albarello, or medicine jar. It's a simple form, but can take many shapes and if we're not sticklers for authenticity, many decorative approaches. Jo-Ann and Marko 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I like this. Has many possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Whimsical animated whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dricherson Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I reached my quota of "likes" on the first page! I am a newbie here, but I really like the idea of the community challenge. Although everyone might not participate for various reasons, it is inspiring to think about the challenge and can influence the direction you are going. Isn't that what community does? Thank you for working on this! How about things that inspire people - in form or function, with or without words. Most obvious would be a cross or a shot glass ( ), but go beyond that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'd like to see people choose one form ... Bowl, mug, vase, container, casserole ... And execute the form several times using different techniques ... Throwing, coiling, soft slab building, firm slab building, slump molds, hump mods, pinching, free form ... Whatever. Just test how many ways you can get to where you are going. LeeU, SydneyGee, Jo-Ann and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I second Chris's idea. Nerd Chris Campbell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 me 2, me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Or even using the same technique/process in different ways to arrive at the same form. Ex. bowl thrown upside down and right side up, thrown with texture applied before shaping, thrown with texture after shaping, Thrown with double walls, thrown with colored combinations of clay, Thrown in multiple parts, Other variations I am sure are possible. best, Pres Chris Campbell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistfit Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 My idea is to start this back up again.. Did the community challenge stop while I was away? It was one of the reasons I returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Still going, current challenge is salt'n'pepper pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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