Posts Tagged ‘cups’
Patterns
Posted on: February 13, 2012
I made a new batch of thrown pottery the other day that I am practicing some pattern making on. Some of it is wheel thrown that I have put pieces of lace and ribbon on the impress a delicate pattern. So far these have not been coming out as I would hope, but they are working somewhat. Just a bit more practice in application and it will hopefully look cleaner.
The other one are rolled slabs that are cut in various shapes I may use as ring catchers or little plates. There is also some lace and ribbon on these, as well as some sea shells and other materials. It has been some fun experimenting to see what different things will do.
Lastly I have also been working on a drawing a new pattern I filled up more of a page, but have a tiny picture of what it will look like. I am thinking of doing it on the larger thrown piece in the photo with some yellow slip.
Fire of glaze and new jewelry
Posted on: February 20, 2011
- In: In Studio | My Work
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I got some earring posts and some more jewelry made. One small batch is ready to go through the glaze fire now so soon maybe by the end of the month I will have a brand new product to show off, Clay Jewelry!! I also made a larger batch of stuff that is ready for the first round of firings. So far I have made a few rings, which hopefully will still fit one of my fingers after firing, some earrings to go on posts, and some pendants. I am still looking for some good premade cord necklaces for the pendants. I am fearful though that I may have made some of the loops too small on the first batch of pendants, hopefully they will still be okay for some sort of cord. I also made a new kind of plate to hold jewelry and whatnot all of which can be seen in the photos.
Now I am working on a couple other projects, not ready for sharing just yet. However, I also got some freshly glazed stuff out this past week and have already begun listing some of it on etsy. This includes the pitcher that belongs to this set and a small pink polka dotted blue bowl. I will have to redo the lid to the aqua jar as it had some problems with the slip cracking in the first firing and then the glossy coat of glaze did not help matters. Everything else should be up soon.
Here are some photos of the finished glazed stuff and the in progress jewelry.
- In: etsy | Life in General | My Work
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As promised, I have taken some more pictures for more listing, and possibly more treasuries and sales!
There are lots of different things that still had not been properly photographed including teabowls, little plates, cups, bowls, and other sculptural things. I am thinking another giveaway may happen soon, possibly on this blog, or hosted by another again. Updates as it happens! I have also been neglecting the studio lately, with vacations, and actual work being on extended hours, and the classes starting in the studio I use. However, I think I got a schedule down now that should be good for getting in there weekly again which means more fun updates of works in progress.
Here is a sampling of photos as a preview for what will soon be listed on Etsy. I had some fun and added some candies to some shots, which I think will be good for listing closer to Halloween!
Studio Update: Making a Set
Posted on: August 6, 2010
- In: In Studio
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With market dates driving me nuts I went probably a whole week without actually working in the studio! But that drought is now over and I have been in studio making some new things, mostly thrown things and testing out a new wheel! But let’s back track a bit here.
A thing that has been coming up recently in my life is the discussion of grad school, specifically getting my masters in studio art. I pulled a double major in undergrad and did Entrepreneurship and Studio Art: Ceramics. A friend who is a great ink artist has also been discussing the prospects of grad school. It would probably be a year or more off since many do not start in spring only in fall, but we have both been thinking about ways to enhance our portfolios. Something that kind of sets my ceramics apart from others is that, frankly, a lot of what I see out there coming from other students are the same little types of forms, and sets of things when thrown. Not that there is a problem with that but it just has never been my style. So something that maybe should be added just to show I can do it is a set into my portfolio. I am thinking a tea set or a sake set, but still using my style of messing things up or carving a pattern into the set, can’t make it too plain of course.
So that is where this studio update comes into play! In addition to throwing some other forms, with a high fire clay left in the studio that I was told I could use before it dried out I used some of my leftover low fire to throw three little cups. I could still use some practice getting them exact but they are pretty close for a first time. The second one is the one really out-of-place, it got a little fat there in the middle. Still need to make a flask/pitcher and some more cups to get it down. I think as long as they look like they belong together they do not need to be exact replicas, I mean this is my art we are talking about, nothing is ever truly replicated! Anyway I have included pictures of the cups and some other stuff that has found its way onto my shelf waiting for a fire.
Also while doing some research on sake sets I found this, which is amazing. Not just this set either, but all of the stuff is really great.
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