Concentration 4

Problem Solving:
I approached this piece like I typically do with these plaster bowls. I kind of go in with a limited plan in mind. I knew generally that I wanted this bowl to have more of a seamless feel to it so I let it shape organically in the balloon. Once I filled it with plaster, I pushed in another balloon and filled with up with water. This was a piece that I just kind of cranked out without a whole lot of planning so it was in a way a nice surprise.


Cultural & Connections:
This piece ties in with the rest of my concentration easily because I think this is kind of what you would conventionally think of when you hear "plaster bowls". This may not be the most creative of them all but I mean I think it is a strong enough piece. I think it also ties in with the rest of the concentration nicely because it also continues the continuity of the fragile edges which I think are actually pretty nice and add good texture. What I like about this one in particular is if you look really closely, you can see that there are some tiny holes at the top. I think that makes this piece just a bit more interested and creates its own identity.

Concentration 3

Cultural: I think this piece really connects well with my concentration which is plaster bowls. I like it because it is conventionally unconventional. It doesn't exactly fit in with the rest of the concentration because the concept of the bowl is redefined as I flipped it upside-down. With that said though, I do think that it is tied together stylistically as I used the same sort of method where I coat a balloon on the outside with plaster. Overall I think it is a solid addition to my concentration
Problem solving: I didn't run into a ton of challenges that were unexpected when it came to this piece. Of course, like with all plaster forms, some cracked and broke but I was anticipating that. However, one thing that I run into a lot is that parts of my bowls always break. And as you can see here a large piece broke off of the side. But I didn't try to glue it back on because I feel like it helps you see the light better. Also something that I struggled with was the string. I was almost going to leave it as just a plain thin string on its own but I thought it looked too empty so I tried this friendship bracelet knot that I used to do as a kid but the pattern kept on getting messed up. So instead I took string and braided a line and repeated that three times until I had three braided chains. And then I braided those together so I had a texture but it wasnt overwhelming.