This is my pinch pot, it was my first try at using clay. I decided to create a whale out of my pinch pot because I thought it'd be really cute to make a fat whale with little fins and I was correct, Timothy is freaking adorable. I started out by pinching a simple pot using my thumbs and then after that I proceeded to add on the tail and fins to the pot. His eyes and mouth were pretty hard to construct just because it was hard to get the eyes even and not completely flatten them while trying to get them to stick to the pot.
A principle of design could be movement because of the glazing, it makes your eyes wonder around the piece. Another principle could be balance, the tail is symmetrical in the middle and then the fins on each side help. Proportion could also be a principle because everything is evenly distributed and it stands up by itself.
There is no real reasoning behind this piece, I just wanted to create something cute and simple for my first attempt at clay. I really like whales for some reason, I find them magical and just aesthetically pleasing. I wanted to make something that I'd personally want to keep in my room and that's exactly what I did, he sits up on my shelf looking cute as ever.
Even though this piece is far from perfect, it's actually my favorite thing I have created all year so far. He's just so unique and different and really special to me. I could work on making the sides cleaner and also making the bottom flat, because he slightly tilts to the side when he's just sitting there.
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