This semester, one of my electives was ceramics. I was very excited to start to start the course and learn new things because I haven’t worked with clay before. I really enjoyed the course and this E – portfolio will share photos of some of my finished pot, research project and how I have improved my capabilities.

My finished pots:

My pots are 2 different sizes, 1 blue and 1 purple. I used a pencil to make the bumps on the sides.

During the course, the class was given the task to research the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods. I previously didn’t know much about these two periods and using my capabilities I was able to do really well on this task.

This is the capabilities wheel:

The main capabilities I improved were inquisitiveness, problem solving and creativity.

My inquisitive capability was improved this semester because of the research task I did. We had to research about the Palaeolithic and Neolithic period; 2 different periods from the Stone Age. I developed my inquisitive capability because I had to research something I previously knew nothing about. Inquisitive is a good capability to have and further develop.

Another capability I improved this semester was problem solving. This is a good skill to have in ceramics because there are many problems that have to be solved. Some problems arose when I was making my final pots because you had to keep the surface of the clay at a good consistency. It couldn’t be too wet or dry. I used my problem solving skills to have the right amount of water so my pot surface wasn’t too wet or dry. Problem solving is a good skill to have in life because it helps keep control of our work.

I improved my creativity capability by designing how I was going to present my findings of the two periods in my visual diary. I also had to be creative when designing my own pots and then glazing them. Creativity is an important skill in art but it can also be used in other subjects so I enjoyed this course and enhancing my capabilities.

This is a picture of my finished research task in my visual diary:

In conclusion, I enjoyed this ceramics course and learned several new things. It was a different course than I would normally do but I enjoyed working with a new medium, clay, for the first time.