Pottery Log

Tiger paw planter

2023-06-03
2023-06-05
5
1-Just thrown
Leftover midfire white from a student who abandoned it. Free!

Pot

2023-04-15
5
1-Just thrown

Chicken feet planter

2023-05-13
5
4-First fire complete
clay - mixture of white, b-clay, and stoneware that I reclaimed. My first batch of reclaimed clay!

Handwashing cup (natlan)

2023-04-15
2023-04-29
5
4-First fire complete
Trimmed when it was a little too dry. Rehydrated it and added fish and handles.

Dragons bowl

2023-04-12
2023-04-15
5
5-Waiting for last fire
Teal and Red slip paint
Last bit of reclaimed mixed clay from the studio. Slumped over the orange kitchen mixing bowl. Decorated with blue and red slip; then sgrafitto carvings (so much carving). Painted on the lead-free clear glaze.

6.5″ planter

2023-03-22
2023-03-31
5
4-First fire complete
from reclaimed Workshop-reclaimed clay. No pre-bisque decoration (was just too much else going on). The original was broken by Brittany, who then created and fired two identical replacements.

Ship on the ocean mug

2023-04-15
2023-04-29
5
Complete
Teal slip. Four glazes (three inside, one outside)
Trimmed when it was a little too dry. Broke the bottom, fixed with bisque fix, which isn't really holding, and today added some white slip on the inside. • Carved and put in teal slip. • outside: brush-on clear glaze onto waves, handle, and ship only. Inside: asheley's best, then thin layer of patsy's green, then a little bit of penguin black just around the rim.

Hanging planter with koi fishes

2023-04-15
2023-05-03
5
Complete
Grey, orange slip; black underglaze; Bluebird glaze
It bumped into a shelf right after being thrown. I did my best to patch it.

Cow foot planter

2023-04-30
4
Complete
Matte white on hair; striped thin clear on hoof
clay body: stoneware with ochre

Elephant foot pot

2023-04-11
2023-04-14
2
Complete
Amaco Celadon "Smoke", Penguin Black. Toenails - white and yellow slip paint.
Mixture of reclaimed studio clay. Built from coils, at least initially. Glazed outside with Amaco Celadon "smoke" and inside with Penguin black.

Tri-color planter with plate

2023-03-15
2023-03-25
5
Complete
Glazed ^10: buttermilk rutile, oyster shinto
Trimmed a lot out of the inside (and some from the outside) when trimming. - glazed for cone 10 with buttermilk rutile and oyster shinto, with different overlap than I'd intended.

Two-color bowl with line carvings

2023-03-22
2023-03-31
3
Complete
Carving, iron red slip paint, glaze: Opal and Patsy's Green
Was meant to be the container pot for an innner self-watering pot, but turned into a bowl. Made from Workshop-reclaimed clay • glazed half in opal, then realized that buttercream is low. Settled on Patsy's Green for the other half.

Planter (and plate) with trees

2023-03-15
2023-03-25
7
Complete
White and pink slip. Penguin black in one carving. Opal overall.
The plan is to decorate with pink or white slip, then glaze with opal so that it's purple/pink and blue. Waiting on test tiles. • Test tiles were unhelpful as the glaze was barely there. Poop. • Having a lot of trouble with the mishima because sponge keeps covering up the slip with ochre clay (same with scraping). Ugh. • I had left the last tree just carved, but today I decided to put Penguin Black in it (post bisque). I plan to dip it in opal.

Fiery outer space bowl

2023-03-17
2023-03-24
5
Complete
Slip colors inside and outside. Painted-on zinc-free clear overall.
Reclaim clay - not sure what kind. Pressed a slab into the green bowl (which I had vaselined) and for a while I wasn't sure if it would come out, but once it dried enough, it just came out when I turned it upside down. The legs looks like a rocketship so I made the outside black with carved stars and Stargate symbols, and the inside a fiery core.

Pair of kiddush cups

2023-03-28
2023-03-30
5
Complete
Purple underglaze, matte white glaze overall
From studio reclaimed clay. Hand-built from 1/8" slabs. Blue/purple underglaze. Transferred on the letters. - one leg broke off of cup #2 after bisque. Cup #1 - waxed the letters and then dipped in matte white. Cup #2 - waiting on a fix.

Small snake mug

2023-02-11
2023-02-20
5
Complete
Leaf slip. Patsy's inside, Ashley's outside, unglazed snake
Painted snake first, then carved a thin line as an outline. Waxed, carved thin lines, and filled with blue/purple underglaze. • Glazing - waxed the snake, then outside with AB and inside with KG. Came out great!

Ocean bowl

2023-03-03
2023-03-05
5
Complete
Glaze: Ashely's Best, Opal, Matte White
Not sure about the clay body. Built from slab draped over the outside of green kitchen mixing bowl. Glazed with Ashley's Best overall, then painted (with drips) Opal around the outside overlapping about 2-3 inches down, then painting matte white along the very top/rim also with drips. Cancelled the first glaze idea, washed it all off, and re-did with fewer drips (also added splatters inside). • Final - this is NOT how I intended it to look. I was picturing layering of the glazes, and hadn't thought they'd completely melt into each other. And where did the yellow come from. I am disappointed, but maybe I'll like it more after my original vision fades.

Small kiddush cup

2023-03-19
2023-03-19
5
Complete
Purple underglaze, matte white glaze overall
From a slab, though it was kinda thick so I had to carve out the inside a bit. The outside is decorated with some carved decorations and some blue/purple underglaze. • I left it to dry in my cubby at the Workshop and when I went in to put it on the bisque fire shelf, I saw that one of its legs had bent. Too late to unbend it, so I set it out to fire anyway. It'll be a little tippy. But I want to make another of these anyway.

Octopuses Tankard

2023-03-28
2023-03-30
1
Complete
Iron slip paint. Patsy's Green outside; matte white inside.
From studio reclaimed clay.

Cubist pink lizard vase

2023-03-03
2023-03-04
5
Complete
Pink and red slip, carved lizards
Not actually sure what clay body this is (probably mid-fire white). Slab-built.

Octopuses Bierstein

2023-03-03
2023-03-04
6
Complete
Red & black underglaze, clear glaze, matte white inside.

Not actually sure what clay this was. Brittany gave it to me when one of her students rejected it. Rolled out a slab, cut from a pattern (3.5" top, 4" bottom) and cut a circle for the bottom. Pulled the handle, but attached it when it had gotten a bit too dry. The matte white might be very thick inside; I'm a little worried about it!
Final note: the clear glaze did me in. I'm pretty sad about it. The studio clear caused the red underglaze to run and spatter and just got weird and cloudy on the black. The matte white inside is fine.

Opal and buttercream bowl

2023-02-11
2023-02-20
1
Complete
Iron slip. Glaze: buttercream & opal

Trimmed the inside, too, to fix the slant.
Painted iron slip around the top and bottom. Dip the whole thing in about 50% buttercream on one side, then Opal on the other side with a triangle of overlap.

Carved crane cup

2023-02-11
2023-02-15
3
Complete
Carving with blue slip; matte white glaze overall
The cup was very thick, and I carved away a lot of it to make the water.

Dragon pot

2023-02-11
2023-02-20
2
Complete
Green slip paint, carving with mishima in the grooves.
Still having issues with the sponge wiping off the slip AND the wax. But I was given a very fine sponge and that went a lot better.

Loon on water mug

2023-02-08
2023-02-15
4
Complete
Sgraffito with black slip
Waxed the whole cup, caved into it, added black slip. Tried wiping away slip with a sponge, but it also took a lot of slip out of the crevases. Black glaze inside (thick), and bottom, and b-clear on the outside and rim only.