pottery

well, i suppose it was only a matter of time before i had to post some pictures of the pots i made this year. this is my second year of throwing pots on a wheel so i still consider myself a beginner. in fact, i don't even really know how to make plates - i guess buying some batts first would help. i got too caught up on mastering the centering technique - which didn't pan out very well - to really learn anything new. i did however manage to make bigger bowls. so now i have upgraded from miniature cat bowls to rice bowls...even a few soup-worthy bowls. the next thing i need to get the hang of is glazing - cause you never know what you're gonna get.

this isn't the most flattering picture of my newest bowls. the one with the squiggly sides was my first attempt at a big bowl. the clay was off balance so the edges wobbled out and i decided to just go with it. i'm really just too impatient to be a good potter. anyways, i seem to be better at trimming, even though i developed my own technique which doesn't resemble anything i was taught in class. AND i have come up with the perfect way to trim the bottom. there's a 1/4 inch glazing rule but no matter how meticulously i wax the bottom i always get drippage. so, i trimmed a double rim on one of my pots so i could wax the side easier and stop drippage. it worked like a charm - check it out:

by the way, i liked this glaze color combo the best - cream breaking red rimmed in rad red. next bowl i glaze will use this combo, and i want to do a half n half dip with a light green like celadon and a dark blue. i have a vase waiting to be trimmed and i have no idea what to glaze it. i need more glazing techniques.

well, that's all for now i am tired. may post again tomorrow for the heck of it...