Initial Base Build

 Starting Out

My initial idea involved a base that was about half this size, that would curve and flow which was proving to be unreasonable given the six 'lobes' I wanted to have in the circumference.  In order for me to actually achieve the sort of cactus/pepper shape that I wanted to accomplish in the first place I've had to expand the base to be much more broad and workable. 

This is the first time I've worked with clay in probably over a decade, so the learning has been frustrating.  This is a bit compounded by working from a home studio set-up and not being immersed in a lab with a class of comrades around, but that's the reality that we're dealing with so I'm trying to make the best of it!  I've tried to keep the best walls a little thicker so that I can pull them into the right shape. From here I should be able to get the curve that I want, but it will have to be a slightly different proportion than my original drawing.