It’s been a hectic two weeks since the last post. It took most of the first week to get the glaze prep done. Then I was knocked off my feet for a few days with a nasty cold. Days later, […]
I’ve reconnected with the wheel in a big way these past few months. It’s starting to feel like I’m making real progress towards getting my skills back and being able to say something original. Drawing into the thrown forms with […]
Using the cat decals a few weeks ago got me thinking about how to do it better. That is what the incised panels are about with these mugs. They create a designated space for the decals. At first, the panels […]
Rather than use a scale, I lay the pugs on the cutting matt and cut into even segments. I halve those sections and then pack them into balls to throw with. The amount of porcelain I could consistently centre, about […]
When I was making mugs with trimmed feet a few weeks back, I began to imagine leaving the bottoms alone. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. These tumblers are about putting that idea into […]
“Steel Cut” is the name I have given this group of glazes. I couldn’t resist using a set of six Steel Cut White mugs from the last glaze firing to try the Staffordshire Cat decals on. I was curious to […]
There were two glaze firings this week. The first, which was barely half full and more of a test, helped me make better choices the second time around. The glazes are working together now. No problems with the Custer/G200 substitution. […]
I spent the week getting ready to glaze. There’s not much clearance between the bottoms of both batches of mugs and what they sit on. My preference is to have this area glazed. There is however a real danger of […]
The thrown mugs from last week needed to be trimmed. Handles had to be made, attached to the forms and then cleaned up. Necessary steps in getting to the finished product. The handles are a hybrid of different processes. Lengths […]
By the end of the week, I was getting more volume with less clay. My throwing skills are returning. That’s not to say I got more done. There were many distractions competing for my attention. Still, progress was made. The […]
