How to write about your ceramic art internship experience

The ceramic art practice class has ended. Through this practical activity, I began to have some preliminary understanding in both theory and practice. It is an ancient Chinese traditional culture. For ceramic works, theoretical aspects, techniques and creativity are all very important. It's a pity that time is a little rushed. I really liked this comprehensive ceramic practice activity because it allowed me to learn a lot of knowledge that cannot be learned in textbooks, and this knowledge is very important. Pay attention to everything and you will learn!

We are very lucky to have Mr. He Yue, a contemporary ceramic artist, to guide us in this ceramics course. When we came to Mr. He’s ceramics studio, we felt a kind of shock. It turns out that ceramics can be like this, so magical. . The scene in front of me couldn't help but arouse a strong interest in pottery art. The simplest pottery clay, after being cultivated and shaped, becomes art. What kind of sublimation process of pottery is this?

In this ceramic production, I think whether it is clay carving or drawing, patience is required. This is very important. Secondly, it is necessary to use your brain to think and grasp your feelings. Because we know that the most important thing in making pottery is the feel. Only when you feel good can you make good things. Grasping the feel depends on understanding, using your brain to think, and fully understanding the characteristics and laws of mud. Only in this way can your hands and mud become one, and you can make good things. Of course, interest is the best teacher. The work done in each class is different, and the feelings and fun are also different.

I was a little excited when I entered the ceramics studio for the first time, but I was also worried that I didn’t know anything and wouldn’t be able to make anything. At the beginning, Teacher He spent a long time introducing the specific production process and regulations. After that, we officially started the ceramic production class.

The first class is drawing. In my impression, it is the simplest way to use a drawing machine to make bottles and cans out of mud. Teacher He first gave us a demonstration, including How to knead the soil, how to draw blanks on the turntable, etc., I learned a lot from it. Place the mud embryo in the center of the turntable of the drawing machine; then start the machine, press the mud into a mud cake with your hands, pull the mud up, press again, repeat this action; then, insert the thumb of your right hand vertically into the mud In the center, let the back slowly pull up to form the shape of a clay pot; finally, the left and right hands form a scissors shape, squeeze out the clay pot, and the shape of a clay pot is ready. Watching a piece of clay magically and easily turn into a work of art in the hands of Teacher He, I felt itchy and wanted to make one right away. After receiving the soil, we began to knead the soil at the teacher's request, and then began the formal production process. It looks simple but is actually very different. I threw the soil hard at the center of the disc surface of the drawing machine. According to the method taught by the teacher, I slowly approached the soil, but it seemed that the soil was throwing me away. Yes, I couldn't control it. Fortunately, I kept a calm mind. In the end, I was able to control the piece of soil better and slowly shaped the shape of what I wanted to make. Although it was not very beautiful, I saw what I had made and thought it was. Still happy with the artwork. The biggest feeling is to be calm and calm down to work on the rough work. I thought of a saying from a Western philosopher: Everyone is an artist!

In the middle two classes, Teacher He helped us contact the pottery factory for internship. The masters there used the most traditional craftsmanship and the most traditional and primitive techniques. Use a wooden stick to rotate a large millstone on the ground to pull out the blank. The time it takes for each transmission to stop is just the time to pull out a piece of pottery. How amazing! However, it is also very laborious to turn the millstone. The second time we went to the pottery factory was to repair the blank. We all sat outside and carefully started carving, making mechanisms, digging holes, etc. using our own handmade tools. It should be said that these copywriting mechanisms are all based on a careful search of the information below, and I selected the plan that I like the most and are most satisfied with. Although it was very cold that day, everyone was very serious about making the clay pots in their hands, hoping that they would become simple works of art with their careful craftsmanship. The same was true for the second time we had lunch together. The fragrance, I think the laughter at that time is also worth recalling.

Finally, I went back to the pottery room to make hand kneading and wire rods.

Kneading with hands is just like playing with plasticine when you were a child. Knead the mud into a shape. Wrapping is easier. Clay is kneading the mud into small long strips, and then coiling these long strips into a container. Of course, a thin piece of mud should be placed underneath as the bottom of the side wall. When the mud viscosity is not enough, it needs to be glued with mud, etc. Because I want to make something that looks like a vessel made of wire rods. I spent some time kneading these very thin strips to make them even, and the strips had the same thickness from beginning to end. Before this, I made a bottom, which is made of wire rods. I made this bottom into an oval shape. The thickness is neither thin nor thick, and it is close to the thickness the teacher said. Then, I took out the bottom I had made before, and then took out a small piece of newspaper. I placed the bottom on top of it. Then, I placed the first wire rod in the middle to form a circle, and then placed the second one. The first, third, fourth and tenth sticks were finally completed. Finally, the cute caterpillars and dolls made by hand were placed together. I felt very accomplished and even made some lacy steamed buns. Dumplings and the like, I think they look good and I’m very happy.

In general, I feel that I gained a lot from the pottery making class, and I also learned a few things, especially that you need to be calm when doing anything and not be too impatient, otherwise you will often end up doing more haste than speed. When I recall the joy and satisfaction of creation and harvest, I will be very happy and excited. I would like to thank Teacher He who guided my study this time for sacrificing his own creative time to guide us. As a senior graduating student, I feel deeply honored to be able to take this course. This ceramics production class is the happiest I have ever had since college. Public elective course experience!