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I don't know if this is common, but I sat down at the pottery wheel today, and suddenly I knew how to throw pots.

It was like some amazing ceiling I crashed through #pottery #ceramics

Raw pottery bowl
Raw pottery sake bottle
Raw pottery tear-shaped salt shaker.
#pottery #ceramics

#Pottery #Gardening

I made two Terra Cotta ollas to sink into one of my raised garden bed. You fill these with water and the water slowly seeps through the porous clay into the dirt. The roots of the plants are attracted to this slow water seepage and surround the pots. I'm testing these near my tomato plants and hoping for the best. (photos attached)

Two fat-bellied Terra Cotta pots with short narrow neck with cork stopper plugging the hole. They are sitting on a black and white Indian print tablecloth.
In one of my raised garden beds, a hole was dug in-between the basil and a tomato plant, and one of the ollas was placed in the hole. It was then covered with dirt and mulch.
The olla is shown fully buried in the raised garden bed, except for the top of the neck and cork. It was filled with water before sinking it into the dirt.
#gardening #pottery

#Pottery #Ceramics #Gardening

A friend asked me to make her flower-shaped bird/bee baths perched on garden stakes. I think the prototype turned out pretty nice. (photos attached)

Close-up view of a flower-shaped bird/bee bath perched on a brass garden stake, surrounded by tomato plants. Inside glaze: Cerberus Oil Spot, then streaks of Running Hot Chowder, covered with two coats of Candy Apple Red. Outside glaze: four coats of Candy Apple Red.
A flower-shaped bird/bee bath perched on a brass garden stake, surrounded by tomato plants. Inside glaze: Cerberus Oil Spot, then streaks of Running Hot Chowder, covered with two coats of Candy Apple Red. Outside glaze: four coats of Candy Apple Red.
#gardening #pottery #ceramics

#Pottery #Ceramics #Crochet #FiberArts

Hot out of the kiln: my latest experiment combining a crocheted round thing with ceramic slip. I feel that I'm getting closer.

Photos show: 1) the crocheted round thing (cotton yarn); 2) freshly soaked in slip and placed in the slump mold; 3) after glazing with Korean Celadon, right side up; 4) after glazing with Korean Celadon, upside down.

This needs a foot. I'll do that in the next experiment.

Crocheted-ceramic bowl dipped once in Korean Celadon glaze, positioned upside-down. It shows off the texture of the crocheted fabric and crinkled paper towels nicely.
Crocheted-ceramic bowl dipped once in Korean Celadon glaze, positioned right-side up. It shows off the texture of the crocheted fabric nicely.
The crocheted round thing was soaked in B-Mix slip for about an hour before shaking off the excess slip and placing it in a slump mold lined with paper towels. The towels soaked up some of the excess moisture from the slip. [Note: the slump mold was a failed bowl that I made and repurposed.]
A badly crocheted round thing made from royal blue colored cotton yarn. It is a bit wider than 10 inches in diameter, as shown by the tape measure lying across it.
#crochet #pottery #ceramics #fiberarts

Back in my happy place. #clay #PotteryWheel #pottery #ceramics
A freshly wheel-thrown vase on the potter’s wheel. The clay is light brown and has a soft sheen of wetness. It is round with a wide, flared neck. Blurred in the background: a shelf, a small kiln, a sink with a window above it.
#pottery #ceramics #clay #potterywheel

Work in Progress-a SELF PORTRAIT
Making pottery and trying to have peaceful thoughts
If the cup doesn't explode in the kiln, it'll be fun to glaze!

#art #pottery #kentucky #handmade #craft #workInProgress #selfPortrait #mastoArt #peace

#art #mastoart #peace #handmade #selfportrait #craft #pottery #kentucky #workinprogress

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