June 11th, 2010
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June 9th, 2010
The equipment is moved out, the kiln is hooked up, and pottery is being fired! I made a bunch of little “bowl-lettes” (see pictures in a previous post of the pinch pots) for glaze testing and experimentation – pictures will be posted when I remember to bring the camera back over from the studio…
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February 16th, 2010
Here’s the trimming part of making a double walled bowl. Happy potting and if you make one of these, please send me a picture – I’d love to see it!
When you flip the bowl over, the top is the only thing that you will need to trim (if you want to carve into the outer wall, you can do that later). You may need to smooth the bowl part as well – sometimes there is a dent from closing the form.
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February 16th, 2010
Here is part 1 of making double-walled bowls, with instructions. Part 2 will be trimming the piece right side up.
Remember that you are throwing “upside down” – the “rim” of the outside wall is actually the foot of the finished piece!
Center the clay and open all the way to the bottom. However far out you pull the donut of clay will be the diameter of the finished bowl part. Flatten the top of the donut to make splitting it (next step) easier. Clean up the inside of the bowl with a rib or sponge.
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February 9th, 2010
A few of the things I’ve been working on recently. Everything is greenware (not fired in the kiln) because the weather has been too, um, wintery to get the vent hooked up. For some reason, I don’t want to breathe fumes…
Hand worked/pinched clay with texture
Hand worked clay, textured and formed over a round sponge.
Hand "folded" clay vases, salt pigs
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February 9th, 2010
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February 9th, 2010
I have definitely increased the size of my studio space, but as you can see from the pictures, there are three machines that need to be moved before I can spread things out. But until then (and until the kilns are hooked up – only one is in there now), I can still work, so that makes me happy!
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