dhPotter Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Oldlady that is a spot of Strontium Crystal Magic Cool with Pete Seafoam over it. The "brown" glaze is Red Orange that will go shiny copper if the glaze is not layered over or under any other glaze. Looks like a brand new penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Wedding Jar, the one posted earlier after glazing. Rae Reich, Callie Beller Diesel, yappystudent and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Pres said: Wedding Jar, the one posted earlier after glazing. The knot is a lovely touch, sure to be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 I'm immersed now in my summer teaching intensive at the state university, so little will happen clay-wise until August. I have destined for the kiln today a little creamer for my sister, a small snack bowl, a hand-built heavy rice bowl in a squared shape with impressions of birds from a wood roller, and a porcelain plate that will eventually have painted in underglaze a friend's Newfkom (cross between Newfoundland and Komodor) in front of the tiny houseboat to which they have just moved.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yappystudent Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Large-ish asymmetrical slab bowl in progress. Speckled buff clay body, lightly pressed pattern on outside, carved vine maple leaves and seeds on inside. Min and Gabby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Nothing on my work bench, what little cool air I get in my studio can't keep up with the hot weather. There is suppose to be a break in the heat next week, so I am just taking care of things this week that life throws at you. Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Working in the brick garage in Summer is an advantage as it stays cooler. This is yesterdays completion, as more were thrown. still need to rub off nubbies. best, Pres dhPotter, Callie Beller Diesel, Min and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Well lets see the past two days has been high production-These pots which I'm sponging on the white table and in the far distance (not the ones that need handles or trimming on plaster bats) where loaded today at noon and are now at 8pm about 1200 degrees. I sponged them today in sun dried them a few hours -still wet and slow fired them about 10 hours in gas car kiln today/night That load was about 150 spoon rests and 60 sponge holders and a lot of mugs and bowls some where serving size. Glaze day is friday Min and Pres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Mark, That is what I call production. Heck I don't even have the space in my back yard for that much! Keep potting on! best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Pres, are those beautifully shaped teapots full sized or small? Are they a commission from a bee enthusiast? yappystudent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Gabby, They are for Savannah Bee, a honey company that is now selling my honey jars, mugs, and soon teapots. Nice catch on the decoration. I stamp them before shaping, that makes the images larger where they get expanded. The lids are stamped after trimming. best, Pres Gabby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pres those teapots look like they would be fun to make, I love making teapots. I hope I can retrain my brain and arm connection so I can throw them on electric wheel I just bought. I just had the foot pedal adjusted so that made a huge difference. Losing the ability to throw was the first thing I lost to MS , I am slowly retraining my brain , I can throw small bows and cups now. Mark C found me the wheel on E-bay so I sold my kick wheel and forging forward with my quest. Denice Chilly, Pres, Rae Reich and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yappystudent Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 stuff in progress or about to be. Trying to finish up the smaller bits, still have a lot. Vase needs glaze, as yet no clue what it wants. the thing stuffed w/ paper towels is my first attempt at a drawer sachet for personal use, but I'd like to make an optionally hanging version to sell and I'm planting some lavender, old roses and scented geraniums partly for this purpose. the rest are mainly impression makers. Note the one with cassius slip over it, stroke of inspiration, now I can see what my rollers are without picking them up and examining them. I'd like to sell some of those also as I enjoy the carving and inventing designs. The results of the mermaid plate. She looks like she forgot to wear her waterproof mascara...also the rock was supposed to be mossy layers of green, turned to mud instead. Her tail came out beautifully, my drawing is quite nice if I do say so, and I love my idea of using king kelp as a border even though the underglaze colors didn't quite work. "...by sea-girls wreathed in seaweed red and brown..." -I like enough about this I might try it again using the same drawing. Low fire white clay w/ sifted unwashed sand from the dunes nearby. seemed to work well except for an unfortunate iron spot too close to her face, anywhere else it would have been fine. Half of this idea was to come up with some cooking safe serving ware, so I thought I'd photo it before I did a bake test. Min, Callie Beller Diesel, oldlady and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Yappy, I always like seeing your experiments. I have never seen a nude on a baking dish. Maybe a year ago I did a sculpture of my deceased bulldog which looked so cute after bisque firing, perfectly red/white/black (her authentic colors) and then disappointed me after glaze firing. Somehow I missed that the terracotta underglaze would no longer be terracotta colored once fired at cone 5. Live and learn. Tomorrow on my workbench will be the first piece I will have done with many colors of underglaze. Usually I just do black ad white or dark blue and white or green. The clay is red, so I expect to be surprised but hope not to be too surprised. Rae Reich and yappystudent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yappystudent Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Looking forward to seeing what you're working on. Yes the underglazes seem to have tricks up their sleeves and change even on low-fire white clay more than I remembered from previous projects. I figured the nude would lend a new aspect to serving shrimp surprise or whatever might be served in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Teapots posted in my gallery. Part of an order for October. best, Pres Gabby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 My workbench is empty! Well besides all the non pottery related junk on it. I just pulled out some of the best yunomi I have ever made in my entire life. So that was epic. I am going to make 6 bowls to donate to the Patsiliga kiln in south Georgia, its a big woodfired kiln. I have never been a part of the wood firing, but I would like to be one day. I like supporting stuff like that anyways. I am going to go to the bowl event and deliver my bowls and maybe even buy someone else's work. I might post the bowls after I have slipped them with black crackle slip, and maybe after the kiln as well, since this seems like a progress type of thread! I am glad everyone is still here rocking away. Good to be back even if its only for a few weeks. Rae Reich, Babs and Gabby 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted August 11, 2018 Report Share Posted August 11, 2018 My glazing table is down to a few pieces of bisqued mid-fire items. I need to fill one more shelf with new greenware (they'll go in as a single fire) and then I am ready to fill my kiln again. Gabby, Min and Rae Reich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 6:55 PM, yappystudent said: stuff in progress or about to be. Trying to finish up the smaller bits, still have a lot. Vase needs glaze, as yet no clue what it wants. the thing stuffed w/ paper towels is my first attempt at a drawer sachet for personal use, but I'd like to make an optionally hanging version to sell and I'm planting some lavender, old roses and scented geraniums partly for this purpose. the rest are mainly impression makers. Note the one with cassius slip over it, stroke of inspiration, now I can see what my rollers are without picking them up and examining them. I'd like to sell some of those also as I enjoy the carving and inventing designs. The results of the mermaid plate. She looks like she forgot to wear her waterproof mascara...also the rock was supposed to be mossy layers of green, turned to mud instead. Her tail came out beautifully, my drawing is quite nice if I do say so, and I love my idea of using king kelp as a border even though the underglaze colors didn't quite work. "...by sea-girls wreathed in seaweed red and brown..." -I like enough about this I might try it again using the same drawing. Low fire white clay w/ sifted unwashed sand from the dunes nearby. seemed to work well except for an unfortunate iron spot too close to her face, anywhere else it would have been fine. Half of this idea was to come up with some cooking safe serving ware, so I thought I'd photo it before I did a bake test. Green Mason stains are tricky. Some particularly won't work as well as others with your overglaze. Do some tests. Nice mermaid, will go well with crab dip! I like your sachets, is the idea to stuff a net bag of aromatics into the large hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 I am on a midsummer break and the bench is empty-just returned form my really big show and a few days of diving.No clay for another week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yappystudent Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Rae Reich said: is the idea to stuff a net bag of aromatics into the large hole? Yes more or less, although since it's for me I'll probably not bother with the bag. A recycled cork to plug the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 I got some mugs out of the kiln last Monday. I am making more mugs this week. Because mugs. terrim8, Min, Rae Reich and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 14 hours ago, yappystudent said: Yes more or less, although since it's for me I'll probably not bother with the bag. A recycled cork to plug the hole. Yes, more necessary for hanging, tho. Callie, love your smushie mug surfaces!!( Haven't figured out how to Tag yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 @Rae Reich type an @ and then begin typing the person's screen name. A drop down menu will appear, and you can just click on the right one. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Nothing, it's in the kiln ready to be fired on Wednesday. Bought 5 pieces of greenware home from Potter's Camp. a couple of plates using a jigger/jolly machine, slip decorated and screen printed on, just daubed slip on the other, a couple of pressed trinket trays - rolled out clay, rolled again with icing rolling pins, cut into a curvy rectangle and pressed by wood blocks into thick foam, and a paper-resist slipped, waxed, incised, cobalt-washed slab that I don't think I'll like when it's finished, but I brought it home to show others the techniques. No point learning something new if you don't pass it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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