I’m especially pleased with the carved one, which I painted with under-glaze when wet, carved, and then after it was fired, coated with a clear glaze before it was fired again.
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Two New Bowls Made by Me
These are my most recent two bowls made by me on the pottery wheel…
I especially like the wider one…
Two New Bowls Made by Me
Here are my two new bowls that I made in pottery class. I’m particularly pleased with the glaze on the green one. Enjoy the close-up photos below…
My Two New Handmade Bowls
I am pleased with the speckled homogeneous glazing of the above bowl and the carefully carved shape of the one below. Oh, to get it all to come together in one bowl! I’m improving but the path is slow. The above bowl I like better and it will be useful in the kitchen; the bowl … Read more
Photos of Peonies in My Handmade Vase
I love peonies. My mother grew them and the first photograph below is one growing in our yard that used to be hers. I’m glad to have it. One of my fondest memories is yearly carrying her peonies to school – covered in ants and heavenly aroma – as a gifts to my teachers. We … Read more
My First Clay Sculpture
I’ve never tried anything like this before, and it took a long time to do in little bits over many months. Sometimes the clay hardened before…
Half Price Candy in My Handmade Bowls
I made these bowls on the wheel in pottery and glazed them in periwinkle (with green at the rim). The larger bowl is glazed in orchid. The half price Easter candy went fast…
Centering
I have mostly been hand-building in pottery lately (see picture above of my pumpkin leaf), and it has been over a year since I have thrown on the wheel (with my most recent effort the vase seen below.) Anyway, since it has been so long, it was like starting all over again, and my teacher … Read more
I Made Both the Platter and the Cookies
These cookies are the classic Toll House recipe, the original chocolate chip cookie recipe off back of the Nestle’s Chip bag.