This is what the coils look like before they are swirled into a vessel.
This is where I started to build up my vessel by knitting the clay together with a soft tool inside and out and then smoothed it over with a kidney. I used the kidney sideways across the vessel instead of down therefore not showing the joins of the coils.
This is how big the vessel is at the end of the building.
Before carving into my vessel I did a test piece on a flat peice of clay to understand how to structure the faces of the monkeys. Where to carve in, where to build out and how to get the general structure of the faces right.
This is where I began moulding the faces. 
This is what all the faces looked like after they had all been finished. I then filed at oxided it. The faces I have carved are of the Three Wise Monkeys which are better known for their 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil' slogan.
This is my final outcome. I used black iron oxide and I find it has really raised the detail on te faces and fur. I love this peice and I am glad I put so much time and effort into to get it finished and I am very happy with the final result.
