Min

Browse Member Galleries · December 8, 2016

kinda scared to meet you in a dark alley!

(just kidding)

Browse Member Galleries · December 6, 2016

Gorgeous!!!!!

Browse Member Galleries · November 27, 2016

these baskets of little pots made me smile. reminds me of the candy by the check-outs in grocery stores. irresistible : ) Let us know how the sale goes and how your new green sells.

Browse Member Galleries · November 19, 2016

I love the look of leaving part of the pot unglazed! I just ordered in a low porosity red clay and threw some test pots to give this look a go. Really like the red clay but hate getting every speck of it cleaned up after. (I use white clay)

Browse Member Galleries · November 9, 2016

agree that if it was in a strong draft and the spot your pot was in didn't get as hot as it should have that could have caused the crazing but it looks like the glazes are fully melted so I'm not sure. also agree that if it cooled way to fast it could have caused it also. still a lovely pot, crazing or not : )

Browse Member Galleries · November 8, 2016

some neat colours going on there! the crazing in your other picture, may I ask why you think it's because of kiln placement? (just curious)

Browse Member Galleries · November 8, 2016

succulents are super trendy where I live too. that glaze combo looks perfect for those pots and plants, nice!

Browse Member Galleries · November 4, 2016

"If the bowl distorts when you peel the paper off then just leave it dry a bit then take the paper off."

If the paper is already off, how do I take it off again?

sorry, mixing glazes and writing this in a hurry, what I should have taken the time to write is try it with one while still on the wheel, if your rim is super thin it might distort while taking the paper off. If so, just fix up the rim while the test pot is still on the wheel then put a piece of newsprint on the rim, gently smooth it down with a fingertip, cut it off the wheel, put it on the ware board and leave it alone until the clay dries a bit then remove the paper. The rim on the bowl in your picture you posted here looks thick enough not to distort if you take the paper off straightaway after lifting the pot onto the board. make more sense?

Browse Member Galleries · November 4, 2016

Min, I am right handed, but I throw clockwise and work on my left. When I paint and draw, I also start on the left side of the paper, just as we read left to right. It just feels so much more natural, and I am stronger in my movements this way. I have tried going opposite for a few weeks, and it is significantly harder and less pleasant.

Wow, that paper trick is great! I think I will try that, as well as just ordering a pack of a few dozen batts. Do you wet the paper?

As a side note, I cannot successfully get lids off the hump either. Which is unfortunate, as I have a lot of projects due with lids...

Nope, you just use a square of dry newsprint so it sticks to the wet rim. If the bowl distorts when you peel the paper off then just leave it dry a bit then take the paper off.

Browse Member Galleries · November 4, 2016

If you are throwing right on the wheelhead have you tried leaving a little squat stem under the bowl? Often done when throwing off the hump, gives you a little bit of clay to hold with your fingers without distorting the form. Another thing you could try if you haven't already is to gently place a square of newsprint on the rim of the bowl and lightly run your finger around the rim then wire it off and pick it up. The paper helps trap air inside the bowl so it doesn't distort, you remove the paper after setting the bowl on a ware board.