[Ceramic] Cathedral of the Blessed Saint Basil

BG-57 · 10-23-2007, 01:40 AM

This was my final project in my high school cermaics class. The assignment was the make a house. I'm a fan of Russian Orthodox architecture, so I asked if I could do Saint Basil's. Little did I realise how many months of effort would be involved. I even came in after I graduated to finish it. It barely fit into the kiln.

I had to purchase my own red glazes, since they contained lead. Halfway through I realised that I put the large towers on the corners when they should have gone on the sides (the basic floor plan is square). So I had to add four artificial corners in front of the small towers. The proportions of the central tower are off, but it's still pretty impressive.

I had to do a teapot before I was done with this, so I designed it to resemble the bell tower. Never has a more impractical tea server been created.

I was meaning to put in the crosses on top of the onions domes but I never got around to it.

Nifleheim7 · 10-23-2007, 02:27 AM

Beautiful!!
I cannot even imagine how many hours of hard work something like this needs...
Personally i like the architecture of Orthodox monasteries better than churches (especially Romanian and Greek).

Miriel · 10-23-2007, 02:56 AM

Wow, that's fantastic! Some of the towers seem a bit slanted, but it looks really good.

scrumpleberry · 10-26-2007, 11:27 PM

THIS IS LOVE.

You had better have gotten top marks for those, because if not I want to know why.

Gorgeous stuff. The best part is that you didn't try to over - complicate it: it's at exactly the right level, it doesn't feel crowded.

Sagensyg · 10-27-2007, 12:49 AM

Your teacher must have been very impressed.
I'd give you and A for effort and an A+ for extra awesomeness.

41-Inches-Wide · 10-27-2007, 01:53 AM

OMG AMAZING~!!!!

ShlupQuack · 10-28-2007, 10:08 PM

It's cool.

...But now what are you going to do with it? Display it in your living room? That was a dumb assignment.

You did good on it though.

nik0tine · 10-29-2007, 03:06 AM

As a musician I understand the amount of work that was required to make that. You have my respect.

Nifleheim7 KSC2-303 Location: Samurai School	#2 (permalink) Beautiful!! I cannot even imagine how many hours of hard work something like this needs... Personally i like the architecture of Orthodox monasteries better than churches (especially Romanian and Greek).
10-23-2007, 02:27 AM

Miriel Cid's Knight permanently mitten Location: Los Angeles	#3 (permalink) Wow, that's fantastic! Some of the towers seem a bit slanted, but it looks really good.
10-23-2007, 02:56 AM

scrumpleberry ~vicious geek soot Location: in my scrumpleberry tree	#4 (permalink) THIS IS LOVE. You had better have gotten top marks for those, because if not I want to know why. Gorgeous stuff. The best part is that you didn't try to over - complicate it: it's at exactly the right level, it doesn't feel crowded.
10-26-2007, 11:27 PM

Sagensyg D a e d a l u s Location: Amegakure	#5 (permalink) Your teacher must have been very impressed. I'd give you and A for effort and an A+ for extra awesomeness.
10-27-2007, 12:49 AM

41-Inches-Wide Special Location: Table of Elememts	#6 (permalink) OMG AMAZING~!!!!
10-27-2007, 01:53 AM

ShlupQuack Administrator It is My Density Location: California	#7 (permalink) It's cool. ...But now what are you going to do with it? Display it in your living room? That was a dumb assignment. You did good on it though.
10-28-2007, 10:08 PM

nik0tine All about looking. Location: Dalmasca!	#8 (permalink) As a musician I understand the amount of work that was required to make that. You have my respect.
10-29-2007, 03:06 AM