"SLC-S26/W1 | Basic tools for pot making /Cement pot"|

Greetings everyone!

Am happy to participate in the first week of season 26 art class, here is my week 1 assignment post

Make a beautiful pot from cement use any design of mold as your convenience ,follow given method in the course ,add detail with step-by-step pictures. Include your name tag with the date at the final presentation of your work.

Material used

• cement dust
• sand
• mold
• paint
• seal tape
• oil
• brush

Step1

I started with mixing both the sand and cement together then add water and mixed well.

Step2

I proceed to preparing my mold, I used a seal tape to seal the design hole at the back of the mold to avoid sticking out cement when in use, then i greased inside of the mold with oil.

Step3

I made a layer before adding plate for the plant hole then l casted the whole mold the kept it in the sun to dry.

Step4

After hours of drying I carefully remove the pottery from the mold by pouring hot water on it which helped the mold to detached smoothly I left it in the sun again to dry properly.

Step5

I dissolved my paint then painted the pottery and leave it in the sun to dry.

List the prices of the materials you buy for making cement pot making/painting . (prices in your local currency and in STEEM).

Prices of material bought for the purpose of this assignment are as follow,

Material	price in naira	price in steem
Cement	2,000 naira	10 steem
Design plate	500 naira	2.5 steem
Paint	1,500 naira	7.5 steem
Total	4,000 naira	20 steem

3 . Did you face any difficulty during tasks or anything regarding purchasing materials?

This was my first time engaging in this kind of activity honestly i was nervous especially the molding part but a smile appeared on my face when it came out fine, the painting was fun it wasn't so stressful infact it was the part i loved most, and about purchasing materials a bag of cement is 10 thousand naira which is equivalent to 50 steem finding a cement store where the sell in kilo was difficult after days of searching i found a store were i could buy in kilo very far from were i reside that was the only challenge i had purchasing materials.

4 . What do you think? Does playing with clay or different materials make you happy /stress-free???

When one has passion for a particular things achieving it will make that person happy right from the store were i purchased my material i was already happy and nervous of how i can make this pot to perfection because i knew if i can achieve a beautiful result it definitely sit in my sitting room i won't say it was perfect but i love the outcome and it made me happy, it wasn't stress free at all because i put in alot of effort also it took hours to achieve it but at the end it was worth all the time and stress.

I will love to invite @beevicsam @affy @pandora to participate as well.

Thank you.