The Pottery World

Life in the pottery world is simply wonderful. Here are some not so good pictures of some incredible pots! Amazing colors.... Three chalices.

Four cups. All have spotted shino for a base glaze and then catherine's oribe on top, along with some soda ash sprinkled...

The variation in the color is in part, due to the amount of reduction in different areas of the kiln.
When the amount of oxygen is reduced in the kiln, the flame pulls oxygen molecules out of the clay bodies and glazes, changing their character.

Sometimes the catherine's oribe turns out blue; at other times purple. The silver crystallized area is from the soda ash sprinkled on top of catherine's oribe glaze.

These pics were taken at the studio.... on a somewhat wet table. I think I'll stick with these same glazes for awhile at least.

Two of my favorites; actually, these all are keepers for now.

That purple and green on the right cup is the same glaze. :) If only there were more hours for time in the studio. My next goal is to save $ for a new digital camera. The cups are still ping-pinging (is that a word?) which is simply a beautiful sound.