Aww, thank you! No, I didn’t. The glaze has a lot of crazing, so I’m not sure that it’s food safe. I’m trying to think of another use for it.

Some people also pause when the main shape outline is almost done and shove some polyfill in the places they want to be really puffy.

Magic erasers are great sanders for bone dry pieces. You can cut them into handy shapes. Mudtools makes a super smooth sponge that helps round edges. And, as another person said, wet fingertips. I saw someone using wet pipe cleaners to soften edges of holes once. Damp cotton cord could work, too.

Photo of the marquee at the Paramount Theater showing that the band Wet Leg is playing

Woohoo!

Oh noooooooooooo!

Wow! So, so cute And so skillfully done! 😍

That’s lovely! Nice work! 🤩

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Be sure to find out whether you need low fire, mid fire, or high fire clay. Different clays need to be fired to different temperatures and if you fire the clay at the wrong temperature it can either not get hardened enough or melt. I hope you have lots of fun!

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Hand made ceramic loaf pan, white with a blue floral design in the bottom

Another photo showing the fused of the loaf pan

Tried out some underglaze transfers for the first time. They did fine on a horizontal surface but ran on vertical surfaces. Probably my fault because I did the transfers onto bisque instead of leather hard clay. Also trying out this clay that is supposed to be good for bakeware. Hello, banana bread!

My pottery teacher said that it’s important to engage with the people who stop to look at your pieces. Tell them what inspired a piece or something about the glazing process… some bit of info or story that helps them connect with the piece or with you.

The legs on the third one are adorable! Lovely work.

My studio just did a “going pro” class. The instructor said $40-$50 was the going price for mugs. In Seattle, anyway 🙂

OMG I love her! What a great expression on her face 🤩

The instructor at my studio swears by sodium silicate for fixing broken bone dry pieces. Although he also said vinegar and water works, too. Good luck!

Forgot to note that the sleeping cat dishes are inspired by Artijanas

Stuff that is usable but just not to my taste because I don’t like how the glaze came out has been going to the charity shop

Finally got around to taking “real” pictures of my raku vase from a couple weeks ago. Bare clay blackened with smoke and flowers painted with Seattle Pottery Supply turquoise raku glaze. #raku #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky

Two small handmade dishes shaped like cats sleeping curled up in a ball

Three handmade ceramic cats. One is a metallic dark purple blue, another is glazed in yellow crackle glaze, and the last has a bare clay belly and dark brown glaze on the rest of the body

A close up of the brown ceramic cats

I seem to be in the cat phase of my pottery journey. The tallest cat is glazed in Mayco’s new black timber on dark brown clay. The rest are raku fired in white crackle, yellow, and copper flash studio glazes. #raku #pottery #pottersofbluesky #cats

Beautiful! I love the forms you’ve created

So cute!

Thanks! I’m not sure about the temp. I fired it in a class and the instructor just eyeballs the pieces and opens the kiln when she can’t see bubbles anymore. There is talk of the studio investing in a thermometer but they don’t have one yet. The glaze was a shop recipe from Seattle Pottery Supply

Small round vase in a dark smoky black painted with turquoise, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers.

Another view of the same vase

I’ll post better pictures later, but I was just so happy with this raku piece. I used our studio gold luster for the flower centers and the flowers are a turquoise raku glaze from Seattle Pottery Supply. I love the texture that developed where the glaze was thick. #pottery #raku #pottersofbluesky

Thank! The key was to dry the pieces before putting them together. You can totally do it! 🙂

Two stylized ceramic cat figurines. One has a dark glaze with areas of metallic silver, purple, and blue. The other has a shiny, orangey yellow glaze with a crackle finish.

Made some Raku cats today inspired by Raku Art

Protest sign that says “Yikes!”

Crowd of #HandsOff protesters. One sign says “Ready for the season finale of The White POTUS”

Large crowd of protesters

Went to #HandsOff Seattle today with 30 or 40 thousand of my best friends

He’s even cuter in person. Thank you so much!

Handmade ceramic figurine of a chonky singing person

Got this adorable little guy made by @joehckr.bsky.social

Hope he likes his new home!