Fish

This is my first project in my ceramics class. It's a clown fish. It's not fired yet and it's only covered in colored slip. The stripes that look gray will be white when it's fired and the body will be orange. I still have to add some anemone arms.

I have no idea where my mind goes while I'm working on this. I'm sure I'm thinking about something, but I have no idea what. I got home from class about an hour ago and I'm really tired. Focusing your attention on something for 3.5 hours straight can be draining when you finally lift your head up from your project and stop working.

Unfortunately, it might not survive. Because the fins are so thin they will dry out before the rest of the piece and that may cause them to crack. To prevent this I should have applied wax to the fins, but I forgot. I have to turn it in on Saturday for a grade. If it cracks I'll get an F, but I have the whole semester to remake it and get a better grade. If I can make it once, I can make it again.