studio by design

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francés palmer pots

It's earthenware and a picture of those darned sprig molds (the flowers in plaster) that I have always wanted to make...and never been able to satisfactorily figure out!






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Groovy pots by ursula hargens at the clay studio
I come home to find an email highlighting the exhibition as one of the top 3 to see in the country

Slip recipe

Sheridan Studio Colored Slip Cone 6–10
Clay Body Cone 6
Grolleg Kaolin 45.8%
Kona F4 Feldspar 24.6
Pyrophyllite 8.2
Silica 16.3
100.0%
Plus 15% stain of your choice.

close up on sprigs

via musing about mud

courtney murphy

It is made of wheel thrown terra cotta, glazed in a white opaque majolica glaze and decorated with hand drawn plants, outlined in brown.

archie bray

how does he get that thin black line around the flowers??

pots by steven colby

I am doing some steven Colby inspired work in ceramics. This weekend I made 10 cups and bowls! eek! My feet made a leap of progress. I overheard a potter in ceramics say today that potters go through a thousand (1000lb!) of clay before they are proficient. Reassuring to hear it takes time.

Ceramics goals:
-Make more colored slips: more pinks, a wine-ish red, another yellow
-Do some flower sketches for ideas
-think about forms
-finish dissertation

I have my ceramics critique on Tuesday: I'm interested to hear folks thoughts reactions and suggestions. I think my work has improved just from getting a few suggestions about feet and lips. I feel though as I edge back towards earthenware that I have returned to my element. Just dipping things in glaze doesn't interest me--even if the results are incredible (or can be)

How did he get those colors in stoneware??

pot by my instructor: Josh DeWeese

IMD

today's pot