Best in Show
You shouldn't be surprised that Paula has made the nicest mug so far... 
Friday, March 23
Tuesday, March 20
Gravy Train
Another gravy cup....
You know your pottery stinks when everyone starts asking you about the glazes you used and doesn't mention the actual pottery...
Wednesday, March 14
Fired Up
Here are some more glazed pieces. This cup could be a good match with one of our first finished products shown here.
This is a terrible piece that came out looking like an egg holder. The white liner glaze underneath didn't work well.
This is a terrible piece that came out looking like an egg holder. The white liner glaze underneath didn't work well.
Saturday, March 3
Planter
This piece has my favorite glaze job so far. This is a double dip of obsidian and it is very smooth and dark and covers lots of imperfections. This piece is also a fine example of a well-pulled handle. Don't ask how to pull a handle. I will show you this image clipped from JH Pottery Tutorial and you can get the picture of the general technique.
A good glaze job on a holy piece of pottery.
A good glaze job on a holy piece of pottery.
Does anyone need a planter?
Thursday, March 1
Goals
Where do we look for inspiration? A few years ago our friend Paul started taking pottery lessons and we witnessed his evolution from beginner to expert potter. I haven't seen any of his recent work, but I'm sure he has achieved grand-master status by now! The bowl pictured is a gift he made for us and it sits on our coffee table. It usually holds a pen, the keys to our mailbox and a letter opener, but for official guests it is emptied and displayed in its purest form.
I don't know how long it will be until either of us can make a bowl this smooth and symmetrical, but we keep on trying. It may be even longer until we figure out how to put a cool swirl glaze on our pottery.
Another source for our artistic inspiration has been the artwork we have seen in our travels. We really enjoy mosaics and ceramic tilework. The mosaic pictured was not at the Alhambra, but it is available here. Recently, a NYT article suggested that medieval Muslim artists had found patterns for their mosaics that were solutions to mathematical puzzles that have only recently been solved. Here is a link to the original Science article titled "Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture".
I don't know how long it will be until either of us can make a bowl this smooth and symmetrical, but we keep on trying. It may be even longer until we figure out how to put a cool swirl glaze on our pottery. Another source for our artistic inspiration has been the artwork we have seen in our travels. We really enjoy mosaics and ceramic tilework. The mosaic pictured was not at the Alhambra, but it is available here. Recently, a NYT article suggested that medieval Muslim artists had found patterns for their mosaics that were solutions to mathematical puzzles that have only recently been solved. Here is a link to the original Science article titled "Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture".
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