Pottery
A selection of pottery I have done in the past year or so. Most have a mix of store bought and self-made glazes.
Tag: pottery
Moustache cups!
To help my fund raising efforts I have added a bonus for anyone who donates $50 or more. A moustache mug! There are a number of different styles and some came out better than others. If you are interested I am at http://mobro.co/daavq
Latest Acquisitions
I added two new pieces to my pottery collection. The first, is from Iceland by Aldis and I bought it because it captures the essence of Iceland very well. The bottom half is a dark black glaze which is very dense reminiscent of the black volcanic beaches. The top is …
Pottery is universal
Every now and then I come across a universality that reminds me, we are all the same. Pottery is one of these universalities. Every single culture figured out pottery; from Masai people in Africa, to Mayans, to Polynesians, to Celts. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, there is …
More pottery samples
So I worked on another set of sample tiles. This time it was bronze, called Lamp’s Bronze. The recipe is pretty straightforward with nice results but I am having troubles with changing it. The base recipe is Lamp’s Bronze 7 – Ball Clay 86 – Cedar Heights Redart 7 – …
Lessons from pottery
I am learning some very important life lessons since I started throwing pots. The most obvious to me is patience. Patience is everything in pottery. First in throwing. If you try to rush a piece and pull to hard your piece will end up lop-sided and uneven. Since “there is …