Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1972

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Fine Arts

Committee Chair

Richard R. Fairbanks

Second Committee Member

Constance W. Speth

Third Committee Member

Louis A. Kollmeyer

Abstract

This paper presents t he exploration of the r lationship of decoration to t he original statement of the clay vessel. I used five forms with two types of surface enrich ments. Surface decorations included two-dimensional, consisting of monochromatic glazes and engobes ; and three dimensional which provides a texture or tactile surface. I evaluated t he strengths and weaknesses of the vessels thrown i n relationship to the decoration given . I found that some of my surface enrichment fit the vessel well while others detracted .

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