Thursday, November 18, 2010

Upcoming experiements...

it's a play on "PB&J", which is ONE of the greatest combinations ever discovered. My daughter Jade and I are working together on some cute collaborations.
She is the painter, I am the potter... it's going to be wild to see what a 13yr old silly artist comes up with on these "blank canvases"...



Monday, November 15, 2010

random bookmarks

I made a few "Delta Mustang" bookmarks for the baseball team to put in their auction baskets and one of my girlfriends chose some funky "tara beads" for her "waving or high-five sista" bookmark.



Cup Study

I made a few yunomi for the Steelhead Festival, but was sad to see half had s-cracks. I wet them down, sliced 'em in half, to see what the issue was. These are the ones that died and were dissected for the sake of advance knowledge...


I didn't realize I had a tendency to leave the base so thick! I'm glad these didn't survive. I'm not posting pics of all the cuts, but these next two show the trend... I'm happy with the wall thickness, but the floor needs attention...


I have picked up a few tips since making these, and I just need more practice to make sure I've got the new standard down. Happy learning mistakes!