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shirakouri — Gryphon sculpture
Published: 2007-11-03 06:18:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 619; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 55
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This was the third gryphon I made in pottery class. It's about 7 inches tall and has a wingspan of almost a foot. The only one I made that didn't break in the kiln (reason being that this particular one had a sturdy base).It's currently being displayed in my school's library.
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Wonderful job! Its a feat in itself to make the thing stand.
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ok, that was not very "advanced critique".
my sister made pottery some time ago, it was very hard to do, so I kinda know the work it takes, so I like very much how "tough" and compact this piece looks, is very "robust" and that laque it has makes it very stilish
have you tried to add any pigments to pottery?
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I don't think I've tried that... but I only had one year of pottery, so I didn't have time to make many more large pieces like that one. The sculpting alone took me two weeks. Fixing cracks ('cause someone tried to pick it up) took another week... what exactly do pigments do to the piece?
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Basically, they add color to the piece. You may want to add some laque and the color would look brighter or just "cook" the piece without it and it would look more rough, with a nice texture.
There is a japanesse technique (wich I can't remember the name right now) on wich you only put the laque (with no pigments) and take the piece out of the "oven" when is still red, rest it in some wood shaving and the heat will "burn" the shaving, making the laque dissapear in those parts and making it kinda of "melt". maybe I didnt make myself clear 
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Oh cool. Thanks.
I just used regular glazes on this peice, and the entire body and base are three and two different glazes blended a little bit. You can't really tell on the picture, but the colors are swirled on it... it made it much more interesting than a piece with solid colors. The body and wings are a combo of "tuxedo" black, "brown cow", and "cotton tail" white. The base is tuxedo and teal.
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