December Days

Have made lots of bowls like this one these past few weeks as Christmas gifts-- orders from friends. It's been a busy December.

Here are a few random pictures. Above is a casserole bowl that I made.... the finished one is beautiful. Will post a picture of it soon.

The kiln was busy in December, firing a few times.

Made several teabowls--- and really liked the blues of the insides of them. That's blue/green celadon with alfred's blue on top in certain places.

The insides of more teabowls.

These are those teabowls. Some of my most recent favorite forms.

It's amazing what the variation can be with these glazes... I'll make more of these in the future. One of my New Year's resolutions? To write more posts... and keep in better touch with the blogging world of potters.

Christmas Gifts

Christmas will soon be here and I have been very busy making Christmas gifts. There are some pics of teabowls and bowls on my facebook page. Friend me and you'll see better pictures of each individual one there. I hope to put up some pictures here tonight. Here are a couple. There's various shades of blue and purple in these.... and some have a bit of red in the inside from the reduction, which has spots/flashes of blue/purple, and sometimes red. Almost all have an indentation in them- perfect for a thumb to hold.

Not enough time to be in the studio these days! Somedays I wish I could be a pottery full-time.

Today I'm mailing out Christmas gifts and orders to folks...

What fun this is!

Amy+

Bowls and Glazing

Cereal bowls drying.... Christmas gifts for my nephews and nieces. Please don't tell them! :)

The beginning of a small serving dish. Made the bottom after this pic was taken- and added handles.

Glazed a few pieces recently. This vase is one of my biggest pieces. For that, I threw two forms and then put them together. Will be good to see these finished. Blue/green celadon base with acccents of alfred's blue and then some tom's clear on top of that to help the blue run.

Here's the other vase. Ended up putting a few small glass shards on the top lip of the vase. Oh, and of course, teabowls. :) Gas kiln will be fired in the next couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, made a couple bowls and big teabowls. Could be for soup.... not sure what yet.

Oh, and while the color is bad, this was dinner. Breakfast for dinner! Polenta, eggs, biscuits, and bacon. Yum! This week I'll head back into the studio after a few days away and make some more bowls... These days I find myself thinking... if only there were more hours in the studio.

Kiln Firing

Kiln Firing! Kiln was loaded last night and it's almost full. Firing begins tonight. There are a bunch of my teacups and bowls in this one.

Meanwhile tonight at the studio I etched a quote by Langston Hughes onto this jar and this bowl. Bowl will dry a bit more and then I'll put the black stain into the words and take a soft sponge and wipe off the excess black stain. A long, tedious process, but I really like the finished product.

Here are many of my teacups with one of Becky's bird and a bowl----not sure whose. All of my pieces are glazed in blue/green celadon and then dipped in alfred's blue.

The back stack of the kiln. That shelf with the teacups and bird is the third shelf from the bottom on the right stack.

Can hardly wait to see what the results are! Kiln unloading is Sunday afternoon. :)

Most of these will be sold at an upcoming sale on November 13 from 6-9 pm. More about that later.