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Under these is strontium crystal magic, just want to see what they'll do on a vase, I already know what they do on their own and with each other, the SCM is the only unknown here.  I'm firing it on a waster so it should be a lot of fun, muahahahah.  Made this picture so I can remember what went where on the dang pot since it's a harlequin of sorts now with overlapping colors.

Tiles are the start for me than a spoon rest or sponge holder-Before sellable larger forms-then a mug well you can see the work up
 

Here's the article for the lazy among us: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-artists/lessons-learned-time/
Nice read but if you've lurked around here for a while it's all OLD HAT! 
I need to settle into some things, I can throw 30 mugs a night that all look pretty much the same, but for some reason bowls are a total mess for me.  I need to figure out a better way to bring them to the gauge because the way I learned bowls was to V them and then open them and it just doesn't work well with a gauge.
But I am slowly building out my forms.  

Put handles on it! Three of em
 

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Ahh, yeah that's the stock yellow sponge, it was also very soft when I attached the handles, gonna clean them both up once they're not quite so floppy.  I will try using a cut up grout sponge, thanks for the tip

Here's the article for the lazy among us: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-artists/lessons-learned-time/
Nice read but if you've lurked around here for a while it's all OLD HAT! 
I need to settle into some things, I can throw 30 mugs a night that all look pretty much the same, but for some reason bowls are a total mess for me.  I need to figure out a better way to bring them to the gauge because the way I learned bowls was to V them and then open them and it just doesn't work well with a gauge.
But I am slowly building out my forms.  

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Had a dream last night that there was some kind of potluck or something and I was eating off of one of your wamo mamo plates.  So weird.

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

So I know this is my kitchen counter, but the light on my workbench turns most photos very yellow. This medicine set will be my own entry to the mug portion of the “Bonspiel: Canadians and Their Love of Winter Sport” show at NCECA this year. After some adventures I had with my kids and ear infections last month, I feel like avoiding illness is a winter sport!
If you’re coming this year, check out the show. We’re on the Minneapolis Picks bus tour and shuttle route on Wednesday.
 

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Hah not quite, more like hack of all trades, master of none

Did a glaze firing over the weekend, here's some of the doggie bowls and a few of the more interesting mugs.  Loving my new digital controller.

Ahh, yeah that's the stock yellow sponge, it was also very soft when I attached the handles, gonna clean them both up once they're not quite so floppy.  I will try using a cut up grout sponge, thanks for the tip

whatever sponge you used on the first 3 handled pot left trails that you would have to remove.   i didn't see the video until after my post.

That's neat!  I never would have thought.  It's actually surprisingly light weight, but full of water this thing would be a monster!
Here's a video of me throwing a similar one, just a few lbs smaller, last night.  Different angle, less pajama.
 

The yellow sponge I use? Or the one I keep in my hand?  I use a piece of foam from a box of cones for my hand one and the standard yellow Hydra ones for mopping out and cleaning the surface.  I have a bunch of grout sponges but they seem the same as the yellow ones.  
I do have some really fine makeup sponges, but they stick like crazy to the clay, I only use them when smoothing after attaching handles or whatnot.
Speaking of handles, I attached some to the other vase I threw.  Still three handles but smaller and in a different style.  They're still really soft so I'm gonna have to clean them up when I get home from work tonight.
 

What's on my workbench?
Replacements for the one I dropped, just as we were working out where to stick it - grrrrr.  And as it was one of a mirrored pair, I've had to make another pair.

Put handles on it! Three of em
 

Yeah I go back and forth, bad habits!  Sometimes for those first pulls with the super hard clay I have to use my right hand inside to pull it up off the bottom.  I'm a bit sad, I am out of my hard reclaim now, gotta go pour out some more on to the ole plaster slabs.

That's neat!  I never would have thought.  It's actually surprisingly light weight, but full of water this thing would be a monster!
Here's a video of me throwing a similar one, just a few lbs smaller, last night.  Different angle, less pajama.