Getting closer to believing...
This entree will feature the pieces that I worked on over the last 2-3 weeks up to last Wednesday. Each one has taught me a bit more. But mostly, it's about the wonderful class that I'm in with a great instructor and classmates.
I will start with what was a sake bottle and will now become a creamer bottle. Last you heard, it was a "mess up" that a "fellow potter" told me to keep. Well, that was Will. He is an incredible artist that was hanging around our class while Sugar Hill Clay was preparing for their Empty Bowls event that benefited Cass Community Social Services. He actually ended up donating around 75 bowls total, not to mention time and effort! However, what is most impressive, is that they used HIS bowls for the celebrities to sign/paint and send back to be auctioned! And they are/were GORGEOUS. He is an incredible potter, and also an incredible person and now friend.
In any case, when it came to trimming this crazy form, I had no idea what to do. Usually with a piece that you can't just flip over and tack down, you would use a "chuk". It's basically an already thrown and fired shape that is perfect for trimming peices like this one. However, it was too small to fit. So, Will threw a "wet chuk", and helped me trim the piece. Basically, he saved this piece multiple times. I joked that we "co-collaborated" on it, and made him sign the bottom as well. haha... But, do not be fooled. That piece wouldn't exist without his work on it. =) Plus, he taught me about trimming and creating a wet chuk. This conversation, coupled with conversations with Jill are what made me start to think more critically about trimming.
Ain't it pretty though?
(I promise the rest of these explanations won't be so long. =) Next are the pieces that I glazed on Wednesday. Some of them will look more familiar than others. First up are two that were trown a long time ago, were trimmed recently, and I really like how they turned out! There are things I would change about them now, 3-5 weeks later, but for the most part, I'm glad these made it through almost the whole process so far!
Next is one that you just saw an entree or two ago... But is exciting to me because of what I learned about trimming in the process. I LOVE how this turned out, but it seriously took Jill saying "Can you trim more off?" about 30 times for me to get to this beautiful shape. She saw it when I didn't, and I'm starting to learn to see the shape within the shape now. I couldn't be happier with how this turned out, or what I learned in the process.
Last of the glazed pictures are the vase and a NEW bowl that I threw and trimmed recently, after the heath of the other large bowls I made. =) I LOVE how these turned out, and I just hope they match super well!
Last but not least... I've created just a few new pieces lately. I've been struggling with clay and getting lots of other things done (trimming, glazing etc.) but I'm starting to feel like soon I'll get back into the swing of things, and will hopefully see an upward swing in productivity. However, with these I left a TON of space for trimming, which should be more fun. =) Neither of them are much to "write home about", but I think I'm gonna make fun by the time they are done.
I'm loving my classes as always. I hope to continue to have time to put in the effort to improve further.
I will start with what was a sake bottle and will now become a creamer bottle. Last you heard, it was a "mess up" that a "fellow potter" told me to keep. Well, that was Will. He is an incredible artist that was hanging around our class while Sugar Hill Clay was preparing for their Empty Bowls event that benefited Cass Community Social Services. He actually ended up donating around 75 bowls total, not to mention time and effort! However, what is most impressive, is that they used HIS bowls for the celebrities to sign/paint and send back to be auctioned! And they are/were GORGEOUS. He is an incredible potter, and also an incredible person and now friend.
In any case, when it came to trimming this crazy form, I had no idea what to do. Usually with a piece that you can't just flip over and tack down, you would use a "chuk". It's basically an already thrown and fired shape that is perfect for trimming peices like this one. However, it was too small to fit. So, Will threw a "wet chuk", and helped me trim the piece. Basically, he saved this piece multiple times. I joked that we "co-collaborated" on it, and made him sign the bottom as well. haha... But, do not be fooled. That piece wouldn't exist without his work on it. =) Plus, he taught me about trimming and creating a wet chuk. This conversation, coupled with conversations with Jill are what made me start to think more critically about trimming.
Ain't it pretty though?
(I promise the rest of these explanations won't be so long. =) Next are the pieces that I glazed on Wednesday. Some of them will look more familiar than others. First up are two that were trown a long time ago, were trimmed recently, and I really like how they turned out! There are things I would change about them now, 3-5 weeks later, but for the most part, I'm glad these made it through almost the whole process so far!
Next is one that you just saw an entree or two ago... But is exciting to me because of what I learned about trimming in the process. I LOVE how this turned out, but it seriously took Jill saying "Can you trim more off?" about 30 times for me to get to this beautiful shape. She saw it when I didn't, and I'm starting to learn to see the shape within the shape now. I couldn't be happier with how this turned out, or what I learned in the process.
Last of the glazed pictures are the vase and a NEW bowl that I threw and trimmed recently, after the heath of the other large bowls I made. =) I LOVE how these turned out, and I just hope they match super well!
Last but not least... I've created just a few new pieces lately. I've been struggling with clay and getting lots of other things done (trimming, glazing etc.) but I'm starting to feel like soon I'll get back into the swing of things, and will hopefully see an upward swing in productivity. However, with these I left a TON of space for trimming, which should be more fun. =) Neither of them are much to "write home about", but I think I'm gonna make fun by the time they are done.
I'm loving my classes as always. I hope to continue to have time to put in the effort to improve further.