Whiskey Jug

This little whiskey jug is 4 inches wide and 5 inches from the base to the top of the cork.
It doesn't hold much whiskey but I'm not a big drinker anyway.
I finished a small 7 inch pie plate. It is not glazed yet but the fact that the bottom didn't crack while it was drying is a big deal to me. The last pie plate that I made was a disaster. Smile.
More new stuff below.
Kate

Here is a mug that I made for a girl that I used to work with.
I love it. I don't want to give it to her because I'm greedy, but I will.

Here is another chili bowl.

Completed Chili Bowls

Here are my completed chili bowls.
There are close ups below.

I was going to donate them to this fund raiser for my school but I found out that I will not be able to participate in the workshop that was being offered. Also, the guild that I would have to join only meets during the day so I wouldn't be able to do that either. On top of that, the fund raiser is during the day time too. Over all it is just not at good times for me.

This one below is my favorite shape.

This one below is my teachers favorite.
She doesn't really care for super shiny glazes.



This one below is my favorite glaze. Dark Dark green.



This one below is the last one close up.



I made a couple of other pieces that are in my slide show if you want to see them.

Have a great week!
Kate

Not Much New

The bowl above was one of the first things that I threw. It's not very good but I thought I would post it anyway because I just got it out of the glaze firing this past class.
On Weds my teacher taught me how to make a pie plate. It takes about three pounds of clay. I did great for my first time. I flattened the clay just fine and I carefully brought the edges up. I then decided that I wanted to make a ruffled edge. I finished that and a bunch of us were looking at it and saying how nice it looked.
Then...
I accidentally hit the foot pedal and made it spin super fast and the whole thing flattened!
I covered my eyes and we all started laughing.
Oh well.
Kate

Chili Mugs

Above are four chili bowls/mugs that I made for a fund raiser at my school. It is to raise money for the Pottery Guild. It is a really cool idea. The potters in the guild make these pottery chili bowls and chili. Then they sell the chili and the people get to keep the bowl.
This year all of the people who participate get to go to a workshop hosted by Mark Hewitt. He is a well known potter, locally and nationwide. If you want to check out his stuff go to www.markhewittpottery.com

Have a great day.
Kate

Split handle mug and green jar

This is a jar that was glazed in Spearmint first then dipped in Black. As I was dipping it in the Black it fell off of the tongs and was soaking in the glaze...oops. It made some cool patterns on the outside when I dropped it though.

Here is a split handle mug. It was first glazed in Black then glazed in Blue Hare Fur. Are you noticing a trend? It seems like everything I make is shade of green and blue.

Kate

I didn't have pottery this week so I made the chef's apron that you see above. The total materials are 1 yard of light green, 1/2 yard of dark green and one roll of green thread. Total cost of the project was $8.00. It took me about two hours to make. I didn't have a pattern so I kinda just figured it out as I went along.

Kate

Potion Bottles

Here are a couple of potion bottles that I got out of the kiln at class tonight. The one in the front is glazed with Eggshell White and then dipped in Black. I'm not sure how White and Black make green, but I like it. The one in the back is glazed in Randy Red then with a quick dip of Spearmint over the top. Tonight was the last class of the first session. I start the second session next Weds and my teacher says that she wants to work on pie plates and casserole dishes with me. That should be fun.

Moss Mug

I know this post really has nothing new to tell you, but to be honest with you I just couldn't stand looking at the last post anymore. The cup above is my new favorite.
Kate

The Big Glaze Problems!

Ok, these pictures are to show you that glaze can be a big problem when it doesn't act how you want it to. This sugar bowl was something that I was really excited about. I glazed it in a Matte White glaze and then dipped the top half in Blue Hare Fur glaze. The two glazes didn't like each other very much. As you can see, the blue reacted with the white and ran right off of the pot. You can see that wherever the blue was on the pot, it pulled the white away from the clay and just ran down. The bottom of the pot was stuck onto the kiln shelf and I had to grind it down just to make it touchable. The eyeball on top is a glass bead that my sister made. I was going to glue it on the lid but the pot turned out so bad I'm just going to throw the whole thing away.

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY NEW STUFF IN THE SLIDE SHOW OFF TO THE RIGHT.

Kate

Flashback to 1992 and todays glazing

The picture above is three things I made back in 1992 when I took my first pottery class. I'm really glad that I gave them to my mom because she sent me this picture to remind what I made 16yrs ago. I don't have anything left from that class for myself.
I had open studio today. Nothing new to show you. I glazed a few more pieces and I realized that glazing is really stressful. I get so nervous that they will get messed up on the final step. It took me about 2 hours to glaze 5 pieces. I get way too attached. If something looks good and then the I mess up the glaze...... Whew.
It's just so much pressure. Hopefully you'll get to see if they turned out on Thursday.
-Kate