Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Who names these glazes?

Class #7 & just as I suspected, Randy (of the Randy’s Red glaze) is, in fact, color blind...

  ...I refuse to believe that it was the application of the glaze...ha!
Randy clearly has no concept of color...

  I did have a few pieces make it out of the kiln. One of which is dad’s pot (appropriately glazed in “Bob’s Blue” of course) although Bob appears to be color blind as well...I guess Bob’s teal didn’t sound as good?

Bob's Blue (which really means teal...)
  I also made this little pot with handles that I am pretty excited about so far...fingers crossed!

how cute is that?

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The wonderful world of glazing...

Just when I thought the hard part was over...I discover the world of glazing!

  I glazed my very first bowl tonight the glaze is called “Randy’s Red” but I believe this “Randy” is color blind, based on the sample of his glaze. I hope it turns out more rust than red...
Randy's Red...why not Randy's Rust?

  I showed mom the fat little vase from last week, so she put in an order for a coffee mug. (I am sooooo not in a place to take orders, ha!) I made it and a few other pieces.

  Only 2 classes left! Hope it all comes out of the kiln OK!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Kiln is the enemy!

I DID IT!!! I finally managed to actually turn the wad of clay into something that looks like pottery!

  Ok, well it looks like a fat little vase, but nevertheless it is something that I made all by myself with no assistance!

Fat little Vase
  WOOO HOOOO! (Still not planning on taking up pottery as a profession, and I have to say this “peaceful hobby” is so much more stressful than my job!)

  You have to wedge it, turn it, dry it, fire it, glaze it, fire it again, and all could be for nothing! The kiln is the enemy...

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

whew...first firing done!

So Tam dropped me off tonight and got to see my one little crooked bowl...thank goodness it made it through the bisque firing, I was worried I may never be able to make anything else!
bowl-ish things

  I did manage to create a few more crooked little “bowl-ish” looking wads of clay tonight...it is getting better, although I doubt there will ever be a need for my own propaganda! Ha!

  Now if I can figure out how to trim these things without breaking them, I guess glazing comes next!