In the Korean Vessel Gallery at Academy of Arts there are stoneware pots from the 5th - 6th century that are simple, yet finely constructed, with clean ridges and thin walls. With all the tools and access to techniques that students have, it seemed a reasonable challenge to replicate. The above pot looks nothing like the vessel on display at the Academy, except for the 3 lugs. My replica is thick walled; the top does not have the graceful expanse in the base, then narrowing and then flare with two rims leading to a final double narrowing. I tried to make the moves in clay, but lacked the ability that was prominent many centuries ago. Mine turned out to look more like a Hawaiian gourd, which is another historical vessel. This class has altered my awareness and appreciation of working with clay.
