2nd Place – Ceramics
Title of Art Piece: Full Steam Ahead
Category: Ceramics – 2022
Student/Artist’s Name: Quinn Cox
School: Soldotna High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:
“Full Steam Ahead” is a mix of sprig molds, hand building, and slab building. My inspiration came from other students’ projects. Many were making large vessels and I liked the shapes. For the theme I was inspired by video games, especially Minecraft, because with the addition of copper blocks, many people have been making steampunk themes. After I had the idea I looked on Pinterest and found more and more pictures of details I could add onto my project. The hardest part was trying to keep everything wet enough to work with. Since my vase has a lot of details, it took time to build and then attach each one. The glasses took the most time to make. It took me about a day to get the shape right and mirror it.
Artwork Dimensions: 4.5″ x 9″
Original Images
https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/43-86be3940bf5ebab5728a18094bf15113/2022/04/Cox2.jpg
https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/43-86be3940bf5ebab5728a18094bf15113/2022/04/Cox1.jpg
https://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/43-86be3940bf5ebab5728a18094bf15113/2022/04/Cox3.jpg
