Glazin', Glazin', Glazin

Long day. Tomorrow I'll post about what I learned in class yesterday, but I wanted to share about what I got done in the studio today and post a pic. Also trimmed some other plates.

Glazing! All of these are in Ron's creme, except for the yunomi on the right that will have Ron's creme glaze on the outside and Ron's Green glaze on the inside of the yunomi. Had to remove some of the green glaze from the outside that had dripped... and am waiting till the pot dries again before adding the rest of the glaze.

All are made with earthen red clay and are ready for the bisque kiln. Put a few green drops and a spiral design on a couple pieces.

Tomorrow is a slipwork day. :)

Class Surprise

This piece by Gary Rith was the class surprise last night. Ron received it and brought it in and it quickly caught our attention. Below are Ron (on right) and John, pottery artists and bloggers, who are amazed that they're seeing a real Gary Rith one, after reading Gary's great posts. How fun! Ron also wrote about this in his blog, so check it out here. Thanks, Gary for sharing your work!

My One Piece

Here are two pics of my one piece from the barrel firing on Saturday. I'm pleased.
Good colors. I like the variations of black/grey.

I wish this was functional--- although I'm sure I'll find a good place in my home for it. :)

Foam?

I need to trim some plates tomorrow and am on the lookout for foam for a trimming bat... yes, high density foam.
It's not at Michael's. Any idea where I can buy some to glue onto a bat? It needs to be a few inches thick and about 13 inches or so in diameter. I'll cut it into a circle. Hmmm Suggestions needed! I may just need to break down and buy one.