Kokopelli Pottery Luminary and more

Hi Every! It was a very pleasant time unloading the kiln, as almost every piece exceeded my expectations. So I have some wrapping to do, and a few customers to contact for their pieces. Hopefully they will find them to be as fulfilling as I have.

Tomorrow I wrap presents, including some of my pottery pieces. I plan to visit one of my brothers for Christmas Day, and want to be able to have a couple of nice pottery pieces to give as gifts to both him and his wife. Now to select just the right ones! Ha ha.

Below is a utensil crock with wheat carvings. The glaze on this one came out gorgeous! I will be adjusting my wheat carvings a bit... maybe experiment with them a little more and try making some new designs.

The following vase kind of looks like a goose head tilted up, doesn't it? I really like the white clay used to make this piece, and plan to acquire more of it with the next load of clay I order.

The small vase below was made from the cut out parts of the vase above. How's that for recycling!?!?!

I have to admit that I wasn't sure if the support stand created would hold the vase without cracking or buckling in the kiln, but it held up nicely. It is meant to help let one see the curve of the bottom of the vase.

The photo below shows some detail on one of my Kokopelli crocks. Black iron oxide stain helps to make the outline more visible on the piece.

A customer requested a Kokopelli luminary/utensil crock, so two were made. One never knows when a backup will be needed. Ha ha.

I wonder if a small cordless light to put inside the luminaries would help so they display and photograph better?

I made a small platter based upon similar larger ones made previously.

And also a medium platter with the same glaze motif.

That will likely be the last load of pottery for this year ... unless I manage to sneak in one more load late next week... will have to see how it goes. Regardless...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Pottery dip dishes, Pottery bowl set, Pottery Asian vases

Here are a few more photos of some of my recent works. I also have a glaze load in the kiln, so a few more hours of firing and hopefully - with luck and perhaps some charity from the fire gods - I will have some interesting pieces to show you soon. Ha ha!

The following are hand formed using a styrofoam box, then trimmed and decorated. The are meant to be used as dip dishes for serving condiments or snacks. Maybe three kinds of salsa for chips???
A closer look at the details of a second set, with slightly different glazes used. Not sure if I like this style yet... Suggestions are welcome as to changes that may help.

They are meant to sit into a tray (that I have yet to make), so I think they will look much better once I have the tray done. At least that is what I'm hoping!

The four brown bowls are a set I made recently. Seems I'm running out of bowls in the kitchen from time to time (dishwasher is lazy sometimes... yeah... that's right... me!) So wanted to have some bowls of a good size.

The above photo shows one of six Asian vases created recently. Each has its own style, and thus its own glaze combination. There is a flower frog that still needs to be glued into the bottom of each using waterproof glue.

The 'stars' on this one are filled with a reddish glaze.

There are carved lines radiating out from the center, and then some black glazed lines over the top... kind of a merry-go-round effect.

I call the above style my wheat carvings. Probably more like weed carvings, but I like how they turn out.

I think the deep dark colors of the above Asian vase will help to accentuate the flower it will hold, don't you?

This Asian vase took a while to carve, but the inlaid glaze effect was worth the extra time.

I hope you enjoyed the photos, and I should have more to post in a day or two.

December 2010 Pottery Pics #1

Hi Everyone! It has been a while since I've posted... shame on me! So thought I'd start again with some recent photos of some of the pots that came out of the kiln today.

Here is a coffee mug made based upon a customer request. It has the "Charlie Brown' style of band around the center, along with an interesting shape for the handle.

The next photo shows some of the detail carved onto a fluted bowl. I call these carvings "wheat carvings", although they probably more closely resemble weeds instead! Ha ha.

Here is a photo of the fluted bowl showing the undulating rim.

I also recently made a mid-size platter for another customer... I hope she likes it!

Below is a large platter. I really like the combination of the blue and the red for the "world" look it gives.

I'll try to share some more pottery photos in the next few days. I hope you enjoyed these, and please feel free to leave comments, suggestions, feedback regarding the pottery.

Thanks!!!!