I’ve had this terra cotta pot under my studio table for just about a year, waiting for the project I wanted to do with it. Finally, I decided that I needed a pot for some succulents, so now was the time. I started by coming up with a short phrase to put around the lip. …
Category: Pottery
Aug 01
Ceramic Ball
This looks a lot like a smiley ball without a face, doesn’t it? I wanted to do something as close to a sphere as I could manage, just because it’s pretty easy and it’s sometimes nice to have a heavy ball to roll around in your hands. I coated it with red iron oxide (as …
Jul 25
Freaky Rabbit Sculpture
In the pottery studio, there used to be a postcard with a photo of this really cool freaky hare sculpture. Naturally, when I went looking for it to use as a reference, it had mysteriously vanished. I did this anyway, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I wanted that weird blobby texture …
Jul 18
Embossed Mug
I didn’t feel much like throwing this class session, so I decided to try some alternative pottery ideas. This is one of them. My friend had some plastic embossing strips for ceramic artists, and she used them to make a cool mug. I made this mug, which didn’t turn out quite as cool because there …
May 13