Introduction: All lab groups met with Carleton ceramics professor Kelly Connole for a pottery-making workshop. Each individual had two types of clay – manufactured, “perfect” clay and unprocessed clay collected from the Carleton Arboretum. Starting as a powder, this was mixed with water to create a workable clay, with water or powder each being added…
Lab 7: Group D Pottery Data
Group D: Wendy Erickson, Brendan Glenn, Zach McCrary, MJ Fielder-Jellsey, additionally my housemate Astrid Malter and I did the lab activities using the same zoom screen Location: All lab activity was completed over zoom in separate spaces Instructor: Kelly Cannole Within this lab, we attempted to gain an understanding of the differing properties and components…
Lab 7: Clay and Pottery-Making Data
Lab Group F: Grace, Adam, David, Raine (recorder) Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Location: Carleton College, over Zoom (in individual rooms) Because we each completed this process individually, without being able to fully see what each other person was doing or communicate very well (due to the clay on our hands), and additionally because we…
Week 7 Lab Data – Group A
This week in lab, we learned how to prepare clay and form pinch pots under the guidance and instruction of Kelly Connole, a ceramics professor at Carleton College. Each student was provided with a bag of purified commercial clay powder, a bag of clay powder from the arboretum, and a bag of grog/temper. We also…
Group B Lab Data – Week 7
This week, the class completed the first lab in the pottery unit: preparing clay and forming small pinch pots or vessels. Kelly Connole, a Carleton ceramics professor, joined the class over video call to instruct us on both the materials and techniques we would be using. Prior to class, each student received three materials: powdered…
Lab Data E Week 7
It is hard to give a complete lab report for my group as this lab was more of an individual journey than usual, but I will report on my experience with the clay and what I gathered from both the zoom and class today. The rough measurements that Kelly gave us were difficult to go…
Group A Lab Data: Week 6
Introduction In the lab this week, the emphasis of the class switched from a focus on animals, animal products, and food, to plant products. Specifically, this week’s lab was focused on cordage and weaving. Most of the lab was experiential, as the entire lab was spent in one of two known processes: making cordage and…
Week 6 Group Data: Group F
For this week’s lab, we split our time between basket weaving and rope making. Both had their own learning curves, and although we started out rather slowly, we saw a rapid increase in our efficiency over the course of an hour and a half. The basket weaving was made easier because we had a solid…
Week 6 Plant Fibers lab data: Group D
Introduction This lab involved two activities: weaving baskets and processing wood into cording. The data collected was mostly experiential, in the form of descriptions of the difficulty or ease with which the processes required for both activities could be performed, the relative qualities of the materials involved, etc. These descriptions, in addition to the limited…
Group E Lab Data – Week 6
Introduction Similar to the wool week, most the data collected this week was qualitative as opposed to quantitive. I’ll do my best to recap group observations and reactions to various parts of the lab. There are 3 main components I’ll be discussing: Processing fibers, making cordage, and basket weaving. With regards to cordage, my group…
