This month, I've been working on my candle holder. It is important to take your work off of the wooden boards when the project starts drying out. The wood board takes in the moisture and might make your piece bone dry if you wait too long. With this project, I focused on Unity and Balance and Texture. From this project, I learned that it is much easier to come into a project with design ideas ready, than to try to invent things on the spot. Some stencils are easier to use than others, and the roller designs are difficult to keep straight.
The roller wasn't as hard to use as I thought. I also learned that it is important to cut the clay AFTER using a large design on it so that the sizes are all the same. It is better to quadruple check in the beginning than have to make up for it in the end. I would have probably liked if I could have finished this project faster, but that is more of a personal problem. It would also be nice to have a mini-lesson on accents and how to use the expensive glazes.
