Tea and Schadenfreude

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A handmade coffee mug in a tankard style, ready to be firedALT
a small clay pitcher, ready to be firedALT
A clay bowl with semi-circular cutouts to serve as a brush restALT

Really 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)

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Making a friend-shaped little guy in week two of pottery class. Fingers crossed he makes it through the bisque firing okay.

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Good news! He made it through the bisque firing, and is going in for the glaze firing this week. Excited to see how the glaze turns out, it should fire a mottled dark green (Mayco Elements Malachite)

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! My froggy friend is finished!

The green glaze flowed into the white a bit more than I was expecting, but honestly I love it - just the Frog and Toad vibe I was hoping for, may he hold small objects on my desk successfully for years to come.

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First night of ceramics class, these are my first two throws at the pottery wheel. Can’t wait to finish them next week and try some funkier shapes!

I’m so lucky there’s a local clay guild that does open studio times, because I’m really enjoying this so far and it would be a very expensive hobby to buy all the equipment for at home 🤣

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