Circle of Eight Sale

First of two posts. Went to the Circle of Eight sale yesterday. Was certain to not take my checkbook as I easily could have purchased a pot from each of the artists. I really like the handles in these two jugs... that are made by Adrienne Dellinger.

Simply amazing forms, too. She digs her own clay and makes her own glazes.

Jen's pieces always catch my eye. The bright blue....

plus, the gentle, grace filled forms.

Someday, I'll purchase a cup of hers like one of these. Her use of the black stain is simply beautiful!

It was good to see Ron Philbeck there and his pots too. They've changed a bit.... good, light work!

Then I went to the studio and did a bit of etching on this piece. Also managed to throw this new form...

A tumbler! Check out the next post for an updated photo of it. I think I'll be making more of these.

And threw these too... these will be the top parts of soon to be chalices. Check out the second post for more!

Tallest

This is the tallest piece I've made to date. Created it last night during class. Adrienne is really challenging me in my pottery making in so many ways. Excellent teacher, for sure! I surprised myself in making this. :) It's all so exciting!

Here she is making a casserole dish. She did LOTS of demos and as always, makes it look so easy.

She made this form in just minutes-- along with the other ones.

She made all of these in just a short time..., except for the pitcher on the left. She put a handle on that as she threw the form last week.

Look at the flanges (ridge where the lid rests) in these! Adrienne's pieces.

It's Been A Long, Long While

It's been a long, long while.
For starters, that's a good line of a Peter Mayer song.
I've been away from the blog world for awhile.
Recently, I've moved; I've continued to adjust to new work, and... well, that's enough.
Oh, and just tonight, my new modem was installed. That is a story in itself.
Also had to take a few weeks away from the studio inbetween classes. That was hard.
I'm finally back and classes have begun. I also had a birthday recently, and on my birthday, I glazed these pieces that came out of the kiln just this past Saturday.
I like the new designs I'm using. I was really surprised at the lack of reduction on several of the pieces. All have spotted shino glaze as a base with some wax resist and some alfred's blue glaze and a bit of soda ash and granulated rutile.

On the bowl on the left, you can see a spot of soda ash. Very little reduction on the yunomi cup.

These two are my favorites. I like how the rim of the small bowl on the right has a bit of white at the top, caused by thicker spotted shino. Maybe I'm onto something here! :)

Here is the same yunomi in the third picture. I just liked the picture.

Also participated in a raku firing this past Sunday. My next post will tell a bit about that.

It's so good to be back playing in the clay!

So Good

It is so good to be back at the wheel, as the fall classes have started. I trimmed these pieces that had been waiting for some more care. I still really like making yunomi teacups.

I think I'll be making more bowls though soon. With these two, I used a wider tool to put some texture on the outside. A bit hard to see in the pictures, but there are small lines.

I'm exhausted. Am moving this weekend; I'm sure that is probably why and I haven't even moved yet!

I'll be so thankful when Saturday evening comes and I'll be in my new place. I'm only moving about 25 miles away to Charlotte.

Will definitely spend some time in the studio next week. It will be fun to see my parents as they come to visit, arriving on Sunday. :)