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Final session of this ceramics class last night, and I'm really excited to see how the glaze firing turns out
ALTFresh batch of pottery, ready to sand and send off for bisque firing!
a quick watercolor sketch of my precious goblin cat to test out a new color I bought myself from A. Gallo Colors - she’s painted in lapis and meteorite
another one on the “I’ll draw this properly someday” pile…
Just started scribbling as a warm up and it kind of evolved into this guy
Final session of this ceramics class last night, and I’m really excited to see how the glaze firing turns out
just started doodling Kim, not sure where this is going yet
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ALTReally happy with how last night’s ceramics class went - I’ve got a couple of other pieces ready to be bisque fired as well (you can just see them in the background), but I’m particularly pleased with these three.
The mug was my first try attaching a handle to a piece - I feel pretty confident that it’s on there securely, but I’m a little worried that the handle needed to dry a little more before attaching to keep it from slumping while it waits to be fired. But, regardless of final handle shape, I’m going to have a mug I made myself!
The pitcher started off as trying to make a tall mug, but I hit the top rim just as I was taking it off the wheel, so I leaned into it and made the wonky bit of the rim into a pour spout. I’m very proud of myself on this one for remembering to line the handle up with the spout, and I think I got the consistency of the clay a little better to keep the shape while it dries.
The last piece is going to be a new water dish for painting - I’ve made it bottom-heavy to be more stable than the jam jar I usually use, and I cut into the rim to create a built-in brush rest. I’m not sure which I’m more pleased with - that I got the placement and height of the cutouts aligned, or that I remembered to hold a sponge on the other side of the rim so that I didn’t end up accidentally shoving the cutter into my hand.
Hoping they turn out well in the bisque firing (there’s also a small dish I’m going to paint up as a ‘new cat’ present for my mom, but it’s a fairly plain shape - I’m focusing more on the decoration for that one)
I got some new wax seals for Mother’s Day, along with neat little forms that keep the wax in the right spot for a tidier seal
Head/neck/shoulder practice with references from Line of Action