More mugs
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Thrown from Laguna's Amador, a very sandy, high Fe body
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The reason for the different heights: I kept having to pull wooden splinters from the old, moldy clay
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The mold increases plasticity, so I didnt mind that
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Could have done without the splinters though
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#pottersofbluesky
Put that new tabletop right to work cutting ware boards.
#wip #pottery #ceramics #pnwpotters #PottersOfBlueSky
A 6' by 4' plywood table awaiting a canvas cover.
Putting a new top on the studio work table, just need to cover it in canvas now
#wip #pottery #ceramics #pnwpotters #PottersOfBlueSky
Coffee makes the world go 'round
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Now bone dry
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Lid and pourover trimmed to fit the coffeepot's gallery
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No great insights today
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Other than monotheism the result of extraordinary violence accompanying the development of the state
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
A green and brown ceramic light shade with orange light showing through the carved flowers
Recently out of the kiln, just in time for spring
#pottery
#ceramics
#handmade
#pottersofbluesky
Frog Wish Pot. Symbolism of the frog is Prosperity, Healing, Good Luck and Protection of Children.
#carolynsjing.etsy.com #pottersofbluesky
Coffeepot and pourover thrown from "Bruiser"
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Still need to trim the lid and the flange on the pourover to fit the gallery
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But that needs to wait until the clay is hard leather
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
A handmade porcelain bowl glazed in shades of blue and purple
Today's kiln prize!
I also made a bunch of matte pastel cups, but they came out streaky 😒
#pottersofbluesky
#ceramics
The warm grey tones of my Beach Rocks wreath vase do compliment his silver tabby colors very well.
I did not know a model was necessary for housewares, but J'Zargo makes a very good point, he is a handsome cat. #studiomanager #model #cat #tabby #pottersofbluesky
Blue bowl
Blue bowl
The glaze looks more blue than green or turquoise. Background matters.
#BlueSkyArtShow theme #Background
#pottersofbluesky
#pottery
#ceramics
#art
#glaze
Close up of glaze running down the side of a ceramic bowl
This bowl's got legs.
#pottersofbluesky
#pottery
#ceramics
#art
#glaze
Coffee siphon heating up with a IR Beam heater with coffee beans and ceramic mugs in view.
Caturday has finally arrived, time to caffeinate before studio cleaning time 🧹
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs #ceramics #coffee #Misfits #SpecialtyCoffee #Siphon
Layering is one way to go when wood firing
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Two slips, then biscuit
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Just added black mason stain
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Next, I'll wax the circles along with the leaves and stems outside the circles
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Then, glaze
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VCAA blue or green oribe
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They'll go in the soda chamber
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #woodfire
Surprised by how much I like this little succulent planter- glazed with Mayco Wintergreen Matte under Lavender Mist, fired to cone 6
#ceramics #pottery #potteryglaze #pottersofbluesky
Glazing:
Step 1. Shake glaze vigorously.
Ummmm, actually . . .
Step 1. Make sure glaze lid is securely on 🫨🤣 #pottery #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #glazefail
You can tell which of these got the zebra treatment first
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Three layers of slip
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Troy porcelain with a rib first, Suze Lindsay black with a needle applicator next, Helmer with an atomizer last
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More, more layering
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No dumb Trump wars
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
Beer ready. It’s rough out there, but this trio is willing to help you forget about it for a little while. #pottery #pottersofbluesky #wheelthrown #amacoglazes #ceramics #trumpsucks
Felt loose so why not slap some mason stain on work in process
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Likely hide the marks with oribe
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I'll spray Helmer over first though, in case I decide to keep the "don't care" ensos/badly-executed biohazard symbols
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As a lesson to practice first
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
A wall hanging wreath vase in my Beach Rocks design, with red and white flowers
My work got to be on its own table, with wall hangings on the beams!
This is the first time I've gotten to actually put flowers in this shape, and I LOVE IT!!!
Such a great space, I have the tagine from my Throwdown series, a few small bottles, one of my wreath vases, and a nice little orb I threw a while back
The first pieces out of my own kiln are at Oasis, in downtown Waterville. I couldn't be happier! A few ideas that have been in my head for the last several years finally came to life! #pottery #pottersofbluesky #artshow #newwork
Bottle vase from two days ago, trimmed
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I'll spray it with flashing slip, leave it at that
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Side fire it end of May for the ash drips
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I've retreated into clay
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But I'll still canvas for a guy who blotted out his tottenkopf chest tattoo because redemption's a thing
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#pottersofbluesky
The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Stone all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#stoneware
I know I'm taking a little artistic license with this post.
Just subtract water and add heat
#vitrification
#pottersofbluesky
See below. Love this comment from @churchstreetimages.com for this Saturday's theme.
The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Stone all day Saturday. Link to the feed in comments.
#stoneware
#ceramics
#pottery
#pottersofbluesky
Aeropress coffee preparation spread with a mug from the last batch of stained clay before the winter arrived
Close up of stained mug in front of Misfit’s coffee bag
Celebrating the spring finally starting to turn with some coffee from a new favorite roaster, my favorite aeropress recipe, and one of the last stained mugs I fired before the winter closed the studio 🫠
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs #ceramics #coffee #Misfits
Bmix bowls slipped with Troy porcelain
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Done with white clays, gonna move to dark iron-bearing ones for the rest of this throwing cycle
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
🤔. #stone #blueskyartshow tomorrow....what ever could I possibly post????
#pottery
#ceramics
#pottersofbluesky
Someone needs to order some mold making supplies so they can make screw-in silicone stoppers for all these little salty birds. 'Someone' is me. I am 'someone'.
#pinchpot #sgraffito #saltshaker #birds #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky
A bottle vase thrown from 6lbs/2.7kg
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It weighs about ⅔ that now
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Around ½ that after turning
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Should be quite a bit svelter at the waist when the trimming is done
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Probably side fire it, so the ash drips run horizontally
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
