I figured I should blog about how my pottery turned out. :) I got about 12 pieces back. Which sucks because I’m pretty sure I made 15, glazed 14 and I know of one that was “accidentally taken.” What makes me sad is the one that was picked up by someone else was a pretty cute pitcher. I used some blue and white glazes on it and was looking forward to seeing how it turned out. The teacher said it looked pretty cool.
I may have another piece floating out there somewhere, but I can’t think of it. Maybe I did only glaze 13. Oh well.
I had no idea what I was doing with the glazes because I missed the last class (I was in Colorado for Chris’s wedding). So, I just picked ones I liked and combos that I thought would look nice. If nothing else, I have a good idea of what the glazes do when I go back to create more.
In any case, here are the wheel-thrown pieces:

That shows pretty well what I did for those eight weeks. I succeeded mostly with bowls, which is why there are more bowls than other forms. :)
Here are a few closeups of my favorites:


Atkins and I call this one the guac bowl. We think that it would look especially lovely filled to the brim with delicious guacamole. Yum yum! Haven’t made any yet, but I will soon!


I really like the shape and the colors on this one. It’s just so bright and springy! Plus the little twists on the rim add visual interest. You can’t tell from the pic but it has a nice high foot on it so that makes it a little more fun.


This is my homage to my undergrad alma mater, University of Wyoming. Brown and Gold, baby! Haha. Actually, I just decided to try out these two glazes to see how they looked together. I am very happy with the result.

This last one is a set of matching tumblers that Atkins says are his favorite. :) They are pretty small. Too small to be useful for a decent-sized drink. So I’m not really sure what we’re going to do with them. I like how they turned out, though. The form is nice.

I’m hoping to go back and make bigger and better things. Unfortunately the intermediate/advanced class is on Wednesdays, which is the worst day for me to have class. My usual day off is Thursday so I’m normally at the clinic late on Wednesdays making sure everything is in order. I may try and switch days off for the spring semester so I can keep going.

I welcome comments and questions. Let me know if you like anything in particular. I’m pretty pleased how everything came out but I have to say that I have problems making large forms. None of my bowls is particularly big. I think I just need to practice more. I am a lot better at making pottery with even sides and good bottoms that aren’t too heavy. It’s all about improvements, I guess.
Thanks for looking!

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