Dipped Animal

Each stuffed animal had to be prepared before dipping. Before dipping I had to cut open my bear and pull out it’s stuffing. Then I had to cut out the eyes. After pulling out the stuffing I had to fill my animal with newspaper. Once stuffing my animal I had to sew up the holes. Then I could dip. I dipped my animal in porcelain slip three times to make sure it had a good coating. Once fired I glazed my animal. I picked blue celadon. I chose to use a celadon glaze because Lisa told me celadon looks good on porcelain.



AOI: Approches To Learning

From the dipped animal I learned a lot about porcelain and unique properties. Also I learned a lot about different firing techniques. For example, I learned that if you are too lazy to make something out of clay dip it in slip. I also learned that everything that goes into the kiln must be organic so it doesn’t kill Lisa. The last thing I learned from this experience was how to sew.