"We shall see"

That's what I say each time I wait for something to come out of firing.

Disappointment about several pieces that just came out of the kiln.  Oh well, more bowls for my cat.

I don't show you these usually. The construction is ok, (not always!) but the glazes from our studio have variations that mean sometimes they are too thin, or too thick, or some of the colorant has changed.  You know how it goes.

This is the one simple bowl with which I'm satisfied.  It's basically a pet food bowl, flat and sort of heavy bottom so it won't go scooting across the floor too much.  Then again, it is great for baking a pot pie in as well!

Of course you know baking in hand crafted pottery (while oven safe, it's not "ovenware clay usually) you need to put the dish with food in it in a cold oven, not a preheated one.

I used our celadon glaze over a reclaimed speckled brownstone clay.  Then dipped the edge into satin white glaze.  I like that the throwing marks show inside and out.

OK, this is my second least disappointing one.  Same clay, and Floating Blue glaze, with the same treatment on the edge.  Same size also!

I'll be happy to sell these for $10.

Today's Quote:
“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”   Neil deGrasse Tyson

My own quote: Friday the 13th is my lucky day, if there is such a thing. I tend to think we make our own luck.  But I'm always grateful for any windfall that might come my way!

Ginger jar rims

A rainy couple of days.

Making some new things in the studio...not sure I want to keep them.  One platter slumped, so I cut the rim and curled it up into 2 curls.  I keep thinking I'll just recycle the clay.  Not sure yet.

Some mother's day yesterday.  A few phone calls from my sons late in the day yesterday. But my feelings were the whole day wasn't exactly fun fun fun.  The homemade batch of brownies as well as a pretty card which arrived Sat. was a special treat from one of my sons.  It was just having a long day of not having heard at all from the other 2 which meant I needed to focus on something else.

Threw some mugs a few days ago, and today some very big, beer stein size ones.  I've got a couple of big bowls waiting to bisque.

Then Sarah wanted to see how I make ginger jar lids, so a casserole doesn't need to have that bulge that makes it hard to clean where the lid sits on a galley.  I made a sugar bowl with 2 possible lids as a demo.  I think she's got it.  The following jar has the lid which sits on the top edge of the jar, and for my design, I have a flange on the lid which goes down inside the jar.

commercial ginger jar

Of course she's ahead of me in lots of designs, and definitely in production. I learn much from her as well as sharing some tricks I've learned over the years.

Here you can see the flange down inside the jar.

There is another design where a ginger jar has a lid which completely covers the top of the jar, and rests upon the shoulder rather than the rim, and thus doesn't have the flange inside at all. 

Lid on shoulder of ginger jar