My theme is based off of our unconcious mind. I show this through creating projects without planning and not starting over but creating new things out of previous mistakes. I also used random glazes that i thought suited me at the time. I would let my mind flow and let the clay be free in a way and let my hands giude it to it's finished product.
I made all of my projects without planning or thinking. My main 3 projects that where inteded to be for my theme are the owl, the porcelain candle light, and my most recent the appitizer platter. I basically tried different things to make them look appealing to me and the eye of art. I would make things on the wheel then i would either add to them, or carve out things. The additional pieces reflected what I felt that day or week. I would even attach different types of clay to give it form, this was usually done by mistake. However I just kept working with the mistakes till they became a part of my project and formed the picture my mind didnt create.
I made all of the theme projects on a wheel then i footed them and eventually even carved or added things. The porcelain candle light was a mistake at first, i had made the bottom too thin and cut through. But instead of throing it away i carved some lines while on the wheel and i let my creative un planned and unconcious mind take over. When I was done I had accidentlly created a hole in the project when i placed it in my locker. Therefore i added more holes and made it look more airy. At this time i was unsur of what I was creating. When it was done with being fired once i decided t just go all in and glaze it the best glaze job i have ever done. then i lost my thoughts and someone had accidentally splattered it with blue. So I went with the flow becasue i wasn't in the mood to try or please anyone. So once again my mind took over and I just created what evr came to mind.
I picked this as my theme because everyone at some point in their lifes just gives up and just goes with the flow. Sometimes just letting go of order helps too, to let the mind wander and explore new things or ideas. These projects all either reflect my mind and the state of mind or pure curiosity to letting go and seeing the result of what coud happen. Most of the projects seem to be interesting and a little unique, I guess that is what the clay sees in me and has formed itself tobe. When I glazed these projects i just whent with the 1st thing that came to mind because it reflected the state of mind i was in, the state that no one would see but can now tell through my projects.
Although this is only my second time in a ceramics class or enviornment, I feel that I have learned a lot. Not just about the clay but aout myself. I see now wha my mind thinks and how it functions. It better helps me understand myself, the mood I am in, and the different ideas I can come up with.The unconcious mind is a mysterious thing and you have t experiment for yourself to truly understand the theme. But I feel that if you look deep within and let ourself flow and explore you will find many things you didn't know or think you could do or achieve. My theme is the experiment on the unconcious mind and the state of mind, and how they interact to create different things.