Jan 29, 2009

D R I P S

I keep talking about that blue drip glaze combo I like. so I figured I'd give you an up-close-and-personal view of how lovely it is.

this piece is close to the same size as the last one:
about
5.25 inches in diameter x approximately 2.75 inches in height
the outside is a nice matte chocolate brown.
wheel-thrown and signed, september 2007
$15


S O L D (12.08.09)






Jan 28, 2009

G R E E N - R I M - B O W L

okay, back to basics. not that plates aren't basic. anyway, this one is a bowl. just a simple bowl.

5 inches in diameter x 2.75 inches (or so) tall

matte white glaze... surprise, surprise. BUT, I added a matte green around the top (northwest woods glaze, I think). it's also got some drips inside.
wheel-thrown and signed, april 2008
$15









Jan 26, 2009

H A L O - P L A T E

plates are harder than you think. they aren't terribly difficult to throw, but they are very easy to ruin. all sorts of things can go wrong. flopped rims, cracking, warping... basically anything that you can think of that might mean a future Eating Disaster. I mean, if you are going to eat off them.

this one though? it's perfect. that's why it has a halo.

it's 8 inches in diameter.
matte white glaze with that blue glaze I am obsessed with.
wheel-thrown and signed, and dated february 2008
$25
(though I should say more because I hold my breath the whole time I make plates!)



Jan 23, 2009

B A K I N G - D I S H

I have this obsession with a couple of glazes and glaze combos. this one is a good example of the blue drips I like to do.... when you drip this particular glaze ("aqua gemstone," if anyone cares) onto the matte white glaze, it does this amazing sort of bleed thing which fires so nicely. sometimes it gives a toasted marshmallow look around the edges of the blue. yum. also, I like to pair that with a creamy yellowy glaze on the outside (called "vanilla cream"). double yum.

so, this is a casserole dish. it's 9.5 inches wide (including handles). without the handles it's 8 inches x 7.25 inches. and it's 3.25 inches deep.

this one is special because it's wheel-thrown (sides) AND hand-built (bottom and handles).
signed, march 2008

$45


S O L D (12.08.09)








Jan 22, 2009

R U F F L E S

okay, when I was making this pot, I messed up. anyone who has ever done any wheel throwing knows exactly what I mean when they look at this piece - ruffles are not exactly what potters strive for. and usually, I toss out anything that turns out this way. (sometimes, you can also cut off the top wavy part and then pull up more clay from the sides to make it taller, thereby getting rid of all ruffles...) but this one? this one, I actually liked. the waves didn't interfere with the mouth of the bowl, and well, it was just so artfully... ruffle-y. a happy accident, as it were. so I kept it and I finished it. and now it's a fun little bowl used for the storage of... superballs..?

approx 3.5 inches in diameter x 2.5 inches tall

matte white glaze.
wheel-thrown and signed, march 2008
$15

(superballs included. but only if you ask nicely.)

S O L D (12.21.09)