julez

a little stinker

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nonbinary-agender, trans, 26, autistic, homo

potter for hire and for fun

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daboross-pottery
@daboross-pottery

I've been throwing a lot these last two weekends! Two weekends ago, threw the set of 4 wide mugs, and the set of 5 tall mugs. During the week, I handled the first set and painted, chattered and handled the second set. This last Sunday, I threw the set of 4 bigger bowls.

Mostly in a clay known as Sea Mix, but with the first set of handles in the the old white clay I've been used to throwing. I see I called it Vashon White before in a post here, but I think it might actually be something called New Core. It's groggier, and I have some left, so I might try to make another round of bigger bowls with it - hopefully with thicker walls for better support.

The two rounds of mugs are looking good, but I bailed on my original bowl shape after the first one and did vertical walls instead. I think I just had walls which were almost too thin at the bottom to support the angle I wanted. I need to instead have a thicker base, and only thin out the walls near the top. Should be easier if I use like 4 or 5 lbs of clay rather than the 3lb/piece I used for this set.

Last pic is 2 of the first set that have been bisque fired, and should show the difference between the two clay bodies.


daboross-pottery
@daboross-pottery

this is the one I posted about last - a mug I didn't end up handling, that I made before everything above. But hey it's glazed now, and looks nice at least.

I should also mention - this will be the last piece I made before getting shammy leathers! For all the mugs above, and the bowls, I used a shammy leather to make a smooth, round rim. Haven't glazed any of them yet so I don't know how much actually nicer it'll be, but it certainly looks smoother.

This mug, despite having a pretty thick rim, still has a sharp rim - the glaze doesn't sit super evenly on it, and it's not the most comfy to drink from.


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