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From the album: Work in Progress
My first successful one-piece flowerpot with attached saucer! Carved with wildflowers and will be glazed in bright, beautiful colors.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015
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I think that's probably a kind of mold. I pour vinegar into my reclaim clay and it helps keep the growth of mold, etc. down. -
1700's inspired pitcher
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Moroccan platters, slip cast stoneware
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I love slip trailing. I need better lighting in my studio though because I can only do this kind of work with perfect lighting. -
I spent my happy Saturday carving, slip casting, and doing mishima on some little stacking prep bowls. Not enough hours in the day for me, so I ended up putting half my things back into their bins to stay damp for another day.
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I have some laser cut snowflakes from Michaels', they make really nice stamps. -
If you make this again, try putting it into a plastic lidded container to dry slowly. Helps prevent cracking. Also sometimes with slab items I sandwich them between two pieces of drywall. They dry more slowly and are less likely to warp. I've had so many things crack. It's getting better, though! -
Wow, I can't believe you carved that ... thought you must have pressed a real leaf into the clay. Lovely!! -
I really love this carving, Judy. Beautiful. -
Ahhh yes ... glaze combos. I had an unexpected one the other day. On their own, fine. Together, so thick you couldn't see any surface texture. Probably an hour of slip trailing hidden under there. -
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On my way out of the studio tonight I suddenly had a brilliant idea of a way to move things around, have more storage AND more floor space! I measured and everything would fit so of course I started heaving around filing cabinets and bookcases at 12 am. I neglected to move my shelf of drying pottery first and with a huge crash something fell straight on the top shelf, breaking a mug I can make again and a dinosaur piggy bank for my son that has taken me hours to make.
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and one for whatever. They're also about 12 inches deep and I can actually keep them in front of my wall shelves and just swing them out (carefully) like a huge door when I need to get at something stored on the wall shelves (I will only store things I don't use very often). Plus I can move them to wherever I'm working or loading the kiln.
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I know you cannot ever have too much storage and especially in a pottery studio you MUST have empty shelves for your current work.
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I have crashed several pieces moving shelves around. They were usually out of view and had been sitting around for a while. I figured they will come out better the next time.
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
The holder on the left was done all in white clay and slip. The mountain design was washed with iron oxide and received only one coat of the glaze I used on the rest of the piece. The holder on the right has mountains painted on in a Hawaiian Red slip, and otherwise received the same glaze and treatment. I like them both. I was hoping to find an alternative to the iron oxide wash, which can be a mess.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015, all rights reserved
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Set of 3 Stacking Prep Bowls, Retro Design
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
Close up of the design on my little set of stacking bowls.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015, all rights reserved
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
This was my first attempt at "production" (making three of the same size and shape). There is some variation but they turned out clearly a matching set! I was quite pleased. The inside was painted with a creamy yellow engobe before bisque firing, and the outside was decorated with the same engobe and coated with clear before the final firing. I wanted to see if the engobe would end up different colors but it didn't change a bit.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015, all rights reserved
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Closeup of slip trailing on Coffee and Tea Set
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
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Small Citrus Juicer with Handle and Strainer
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
This is my very first time throwing four pounds of clay. As I gain skill I know I would likely be able to make a larger pot, but I was extremely happy with how this turned out. This was also my first attempt at making a matching saucer and it fits ... well ... like it was made for it. The surface is decorated with a combination of Hawaiian Red slip and white stoneware slip.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015, all rights reserved
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Wildflower Batter Bowl and Flower Teaspoon Rests
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
Another view of my wildflower batter bowl, with several of my tiny wildflower teaspoon rests. I have a whole bouquet of them to put in my Etsy shop!© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015 All Rights Reserved
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
I made the body of these mugs with Hawaiian Red and painted the inside of the bowl with white slip (playing it safe since I wasn't sure which of my glazes would show up on the dark clay). I applied a design of white slip on the outside and when it came time to glaze, I made the inside of the bowl a vivid color that contrasted with the deep brown of the outside, which I covered in clear glaze to avoid the unpleasantness of bare clay scraping against teeth. I'm going to make these bigger next time since they only hold around 6 ounces. I was going for 10 but I haven't learned to account for shrinkage yet. It's all a learning experience!© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015 All Rights Reserved
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Speckled buff and lime green leaf bowl/cup
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
Again, one of my first wheel-thrown pieces. Made with Speckled Buff, I painted white slip into the inside of the bowl so the color would show true, then slip trailed a design on the outside in white slip. I was not prepared for the shrinkage! It still throws me off. But this would be a charming hot chocolate cup or great for dessert or ice cream.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015 All Rights Reserved
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
This is one of my very first wheel-thrown pieces. It's made with Speckled Buff from Laguna and slip trailed with white. Even just in the three months since I threw this I can see a huge leap in both my throwing and slip trailing. So grateful to finally see progress!© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015 All Rights Reserved
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From the album: Wheel Thrown Work, 2015
This sponge holder is made with B-Mix clay. I slip trailed a design of mountains in red slip, then moon and stars in white. The whole piece was glazed in a lovely denim blue glaze that I borrowed from my dad's studio. I'm going to get my own pint.© Copyright Giselle Massey 2015 All Rights Reserved
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