TallTayl Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 This week we worked on traditional types of bowls. Thank goodness trimming gets rid of the mess i left on the bottoms, eek! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Wow those look good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I am loving these! Beautiful work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Looking forward to making shaving bowls next week (if i can sneak one or two into the program) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Tks for the kind words of support i love seeing everyone's creative outlets so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzyK Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Whoa! Those are really really awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 VERY nice!! Welcome to the wonderful world of ceramics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Gorgeous!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappeur Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Wow, those are wonderful! Do you have any pictures of them finished? Would love to see.... Trappeujr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Wow, those are wonderful! Do you have any pictures of them finished? Would love to see....TrappeujrClass has not gotten that far yet. Supposedly they will be glazed during the last class which is the last week of Feb. so in 8 weeks i should be through the entire process for several forms. I so want to throw some tumblers for candles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Class has not gotten that far yet. Supposedly they will be glazed during the last class which is the last week of Feb. so in 8 weeks i should be through the entire process for several forms.I so want to throw some tumblers for candles! Oh, you are just getting started!! I have been doing pottery for about 10 years now, but took a few years off several years ago. I went back into the studio this year and now that I do candles I make a lot of things with my candles in mind. Lidded pots, candle luminaries and this past week I made a few hand built containers to pour candles into. I also make both wheel thrown and hand molded soap dishes to compliment my soaps. Once you start it's hard not to have the ideas come pouring at you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 I can see how this is addictive. Trying to take a very conservative walk on this new path. Typically i dive in never caring how deep the water is. I can see a wheel and kiln in my studio, but am standing on the brake to not let them in right away. I think i freaked out the teach a little when i walked into the first class with a (short) list of specific goals. The list is kind of following along with his lesson plans. I wish i could move the pace along just a weeeee bit to get through first firing and see just how much this clay shrinks! Patience is being tested i tell ya!Do you have your own kiln chefmom? Have always wanted one, even if it is just enough for glazing and maybe some glass slumping. My inner magpie loves shiny things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Chefmom, i would love to see pics of your work. There's something about pottery that has always drawn me to it. It's fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Oh yes, I have photos...good and bad. The first is one of my mugs from this year. I love the purple glaze!!The second is a few bowls with some glaze tests done on them.The third is a couple of wheel thrown soap dishes, a little larger than usual....but the last ones I made didn't have enough holes in the bottom and so I tried a larger one with LOTS more holes.The fourth is a "husband" sized mug. He likes large ones, it holds just at 16 ounces-ish. Both him and my son love the matt/shiny black glaze and want more things done in that one.The fifth is a couple of my hand made soap dishes. They are a true labor of love!! Hand rolled clay and then hand built on a mold and then finished step by step, but they work very well for my soaps and I have been making a LOT of them lately. I love the oval shape, but unfortunately am not going to make any more, they end up being just too small for either my round or rectangle soaps. Even a little too small for a commercial oval soap mold... That is the nature of clay....shrinkage. I'm quite surprised your instructor doesn't already know the shrinkage percentage of the studio clays. I don't take organized classes anymore. I buy a monthly membership in a studio and that covers my time there (I come and go as I please as long as no other classes are scheduled), my glazes and firings. I buy all my clay by the bag separately. I do have my own wheel and I used to throw at home, but space squeezed it out as candles and soap took over. Once my kids move on in their lives I'll be able to reorganize the house better. I don't have an operating kiln. My husband bought one years ago to tinker with so I could start firing myself...but that is something that was put on the back back back burner. That is a someday though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Gorgeous work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Gorgeous is right!The instructor knows the shrink rate, but i cannot picture in my head what 12% shrinkage will feel or look like without first seeing it, kwim? How much bigger do i need to throw the bowl/vase/mug to get what size i think i want for the end. Some were fired on Saturday, i guess i will have my answer tomorrow if i can make it in. Two of my bowls were busts. One cracked the whole way through the bottom while drying. Too thin, booo. The other i poked a hole through after trimming. Double boo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The best way to get a 12% shrinkage visual is to start looking at your home bowls, especially stacking bowls. Get out a measuring tape and start measuring and calculate a 12% difference in the bowls. You can even do this in a kitchen store if you don't have a lot of stacking bowls at home. I'm a retired Baker/Chef so I have tons of bowls..... It will at least give you something to look at, and better yet, FEEL in your hands. The downfall with knowing the shrinkage is you can't see the start and finish side by side, to get a clear visual. Also, don't measure until after the glaze fire, you may have additional shrinkage in the second fire. 12% is the total shrink rate. Gotta love mistakes!!!! In the first snap, the pot on the left...well....its square, but it started round. I foolishly took it off the wheel by hand instead of letting it set up on the bat longer and the rim went wonky on me. I quickly remedied the situation and turned it into a square....um....vase or something. The "bowl" on the right...was a bowl...until I too blew through the bottom while trimming. So it quickly had a full hole put in it and some drain holes on the foot and it became a planting pot!! The second snap shows the foot of the bowl... The third shows the finished planting bowl, glazed in blue...however the fourth snap shows how careful you MUST be when waxing the bottoms of your item before glazing. I accidentally dribbled and then tried to wipe it off quickly instead of stopping and heating etc.....the glaze schmeared....BUT it's a planting bowl now, with a backside and frontside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Love love love all of those Chefmom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 A busy day today in the studio. Glazing!! Soap dishes and candle dishes, a few pendants and pieces to a wind chime A couple of basic cups to test some glazes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Chefmom you are very talented. I love them even the mess ups. Of course I like mess ups it give hope to us not so talented people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I have been trying to avoid this thread out of fear - that I would want to try my hand at ceramics. LOLChefmom, really beautiful products; TallTayl, I'm sure your mind is spinning with anticipation of what you will be creating.Kudos to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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