Bull

I decided to build a bull that has an opening for a candle to be set in it. His eye holes and nose holes will glow in the dark room when a candle is lit.

I wanted to do a bull in representation of my novel main character. His physical brute strength and the tough exterior he tries to make for himself. He has the reliability animals have for their owner but is also very headstrong in being independent and self-sufficient. His fight between wanting to be cared for and wanting to be overly independent leaves him in similar distress I see in animals.

Created January 25 - February 25

Ideation

I first made variations of the bull and cut out a paper model to be like cookie cutters for the slabs

Assembling

This was assembled from terracotta slabs

Underglaze

The face has a thick layer of white slip. The brown is mixed underglaze put on top.

Bisque Fire

Final Fire