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Winter tea bowls in red clay, part of a series I call "Wild Heart." They will all have a red accent somewhere on the bowl.
 I have hand-built some using a simple template that gives them a squared shape at the base above the foot ring, and I threw a couple this morning.
But it is too cold, really, to go very long at all. Today I threw wearing a thermal shirt, thermal pants, and a down vest.
 

Raw Glazing.  And in the background a first attempt at throwing a double walled vessel and then carving it.

working on pieces for Invitational at one gallery, a wood firing in June, and seasonal gallery opening in Nye, Mt. 
 

making a combination of things.  big pieces with leaves and birds and small, about 3 inches across lace impressed bowl shaped "containers".  the small items will sell if i can get a nice glaze in several colors.  the bigger ones also sell, depending on the venue.  but the small stuff is my version of mark's sponge holder bread and butter item.  not that they hold sponges, just that they sell quickly and bring in cash.


got to make some glazes!

Working  on found object texture tiles to be raku fired and assembled for a wall hanging.

making a combination of things.  big pieces with leaves and birds and small, about 3 inches across lace impressed bowl shaped "containers".  the small items will sell if i can get a nice glaze in several colors.  the bigger ones also sell, depending on the venue.  but the small stuff is my version of mark's sponge holder bread and butter item.  not that they hold sponges, just that they sell quickly and bring in cash.


got to make some glazes!

making a combination of things.  big pieces with leaves and birds and small, about 3 inches across lace impressed bowl shaped "containers".  the small items will sell if i can get a nice glaze in several colors.  the bigger ones also sell, depending on the venue.  but the small stuff is my version of mark's sponge holder bread and butter item.  not that they hold sponges, just that they sell quickly and bring in cash.


got to make some glazes!

making a combination of things.  big pieces with leaves and birds and small, about 3 inches across lace impressed bowl shaped "containers".  the small items will sell if i can get a nice glaze in several colors.  the bigger ones also sell, depending on the venue.  but the small stuff is my version of mark's sponge holder bread and butter item.  not that they hold sponges, just that they sell quickly and bring in cash.


got to make some glazes!

i did not realize, mea, that your studio was big enough to hold 20 ELEPHANTS!

Thanks for posting my question Pres. 
hanging planters for succulents

 

one thing that helps is to keep your hands on the pot throughout the entire process.  do not remove your hands until you have reached the top and allowed a complete revolution once there.  jerking your hands away part way up is a sure way to make a wobbly pot.  

and many of them start with clay that is too hard and are constantly frustrated without knowing it is not their fault.  it is too easy to blame yourself.

that is a sign that you really are normal.  most people make hummingbird nests inside bowling balls with flat bottoms for a very long time.  
if it would not break your bank, you might want to look for an old book by charles counts.  he wrote Pottery Workshop in the 1970s and it takes a person from total novice to pretty good thrower in very simple, logical steps.  you might adapt the size of the clay ball you start with to fit your own hand if you find it too small.  do not skip a step, work from the front to the back and do not look ahead.
remember, you are not making a product, you are learning a skill.  do not expect perfection. 
and, get that excess clay out before you raise a wall, then you can lift instead of smooshing, counts shows you how.
oh yes, do not even read the glaze recipes.  some people say the errors were deliberate to keep the recipe private.

how about ''anything but round"?