Pots to glaze today. This would take no time if it was a 'dunk in the bucket', one shot deal. But my base glaze gets brushed on. Two coats. Then all the color glazes get added on top of that. So it will probably take all day to get this table full glazed. Off I go!
Found this cold blooded fellow hanging outside the studio on Sunday. He was directly below the eve where the blackbirds have their nest. The little chicks have been chirping up a storm for about a week and I know they are gonna hop out any day now. I'm not sure if this snake was going to climb the wall or what but he looked like he was headed in that direction. I carried him about 300 feet up the drive way and let him go across the yard into the woods.
A while back I said in a post that I didn't make yunomi's any more because they didn't sell well. That was a bit of an exaggeration and Carter from Georgia (who reads the blog) commented on this statement and how it seemed at odds with some other stuff I had written. (The making pots that are almost guaranteed to sell). Anyhow I couldn't disagree with Carter (he's much too smart for me, and logical too).
I made these two recently and was very pleased with both of them. I like the wide feet and the straight sided-ness of them. They feel good in the hand. I also have one decorated with an Owl, but I've kept it for myself!
I've listed both of these in my Online Shop. You can see a few more views of each there. SOLD
I'm sure I'll be making some more yunomi soon.
I've posted some new items in my Etsy shop. I'm be adding a few more later today. Hop on over there by clicking HERE.
Thanks! Ron
It's the first time I've slipped the body then attached the parts on a pot. (middle teapot). I think I'm going to like it and will probably make some cups with slipped bodies and unslipped handles for the next firing.
Sarah and I got most of the garden put in today. It doesn't look like much now but hopefully we'll have lots of growth over the next few weeks and loads of veggies over the summer months.
I've updated my Pots In Use page. Click to see the images. If you have any of my pots please take a picture next time you put them into service. I'll add the picture here on my site. Send .jpg to ronpots2 at yahoo dot com Thanks!
I made lots of smallish pots last week. Today they all have to get glazed! I had fun decorating all these pots. I came up with a few new ideas that I'll continue to explore.
Several years ago at Penland a bunch of us were having too much fun imitating Snoop Dogg. The class we were taking was called Pots for the Home or something like that. So we Snoop Dogged it and renamed the class Pizots for the His House. Ha. Just remembered it today and had a little chuckle. I'm pretty sure it was Niel Hora (aka Big Sexy) who came up with that.
