Demonstration Project

Our latest project for ceramics was a Demo-Project. We had to come up with a presentation to explain to upper-division and lower-division students a technique that they might not already know. I taught the class how to alter the surface of a vessel to make it look "upholstered" with buttons. Feel free to use this demo, but let me know what you think about it in the comments!

For whatever reason, Blogger won't let me upload PDF files, so I'm stuck showing you screenshots of the PowerPoint Presentation. Check out the rest of the pictures after the jump!

New Stuff

So this is my first semester at CSU-Channel Islands, and I gotta say, I am loving it! So far we have done textiles and a demonstration project. I haven't been so good about posting regularly, sorry. To make up for it are some pictures from the past few months.

 These are some textile pieces. I basically put as many different glaze combinations on there that I could possibly keep track of.

 This is the beginnings of my demonstration project. The objective was to teach both the upper division and lower division students something clay related that could help them with either surface decoration or construction. I decided to teach everyone how to alter the form make this billowed/upholstered-look. It doesn't have to be specifically for throwing, but that is what I demonstrated with.

 

Here are some bisque (first) fired pieces, ready for glaze. Some of these are the fruits of my demo-project labors.

Santa Paula Art Museum Next Generation Student Show

First Museum show was tonight! The Santa Paula Art Museum was packed! What a fantastic turnout. Here is a picture from the show and the invitation. The reception was tonight, but show is until October 21st so there is still plenty of time to see all of the great student work!

 

 (Black Birds)

 

I've been published!

My piece, Black Birds, that was in the student show, was also included in the student magazine, VC Voices 2012. How exciting!

New Website!

Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that I have a new website! Here is the link:

http://crahimzadeh.wix.com/artist#!home/mainPage

Thanks!

Black Birds

Very pleased with how these turned out! They were entered into Ventura College's Student Show and won for non-functional ceramics! I also won an award from Ventura County Friends of the Arts! Very exciting night.

Here are some detail shots to get a good look at those little guys.

 

Crow Wall Pieces

These were fun to make. Creating all of the different shapes turned this into structural, step-by-step project. These are unfired, with charcoal on raw clay. The next post will have the birds fired and glazed.

Ceramic, (sizes vary) 5"x8"x5"

Crow Mask

Ceramic wall piece/mask

Ceramic, 6"x13"x6"

More Life Drawing

This is from a while ago, but I just can't seem to finish it.

I was kinda goofing off with colored pencils and now I'm stuck.

Colored pencil, Graphite 12"x 20"

Life Drawing

Here are some of the drawings that came of last semester's life drawing class. The first two are graphite, the last one is charcoal.

This was a 2 day study for the final.