Some June pottery pics

Hi Everyone!
Here are a number of photos from one of the firings I did in June. I will try to post more when I have time, as we are keeping very busy now trying to get things ready for some of the art shows. I hope you enjoy the pottery photos!

The above photos shows some of the warm pottery as it is coming out of the kiln. I heated the kiln to around 2230 degrees F, so it takes a while for it to cool down. I usually allow about 24 hours for it to cool enough to handle the pottery.

Here is the results of the firing stacked on the larger kiln, although this load came from my smaller kiln. It has a nice vent system so that the heat is sent outside instead of into the house. In the summer, this sure helps in keeping the house cooler!

Here is a fancy bowl with carving for a decorative effect.

This large cone vase has many glazes on it to help give it a very bright feel.

The above cone vase is about the same size as the colorful one, but doesn't have the stablizing foot... this one may be difficult to sell and will probably just be added to my own collection instead.

This Asian frog vase still needs the flower frog to be glued into the bottom. It is a great way to display single stem flowers like orchids or lilies since the flower frog holds the stem of the flower straight.

I call this shape a "square bowl". I really like the shape and hope to make more of them soon.

This mug has a plant carved into the sides. Then a dark green glaze was used to highlight the carving, then dipped in a lighter green glaze.

Another mug using some newer glazes. Coffee anyone? :D

This medium-sized bowl has carving on the outside similar to some early 1900 pottery I found on the internet. Just had to try it myself! LOL.

Here's another look at one of the cone vases. I wanted to take a portrait oriented photo to see if it displayed the piece better.

Feel free to post your comments and constructive criticisms. I hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Carl

Catching up on pottery photos #1

Hi Everyone! Here are a bunch of photos of some of the recent clay projects happening in my studio. I hope you enjoy them. Feel free to post comments, suggestions, and constructive criticisms.


Below shows the warm kiln after it was first opened.


Looks like most things turned out well.... that's a good sign!

Unloading the kiln.

A nice pitcher.

Another layer in the kiln as the unloading progresses.

The photo studio shots of pottery follow:

Pitcher

Mid-sized platter with decorative stripes.

Decorative wall pockets.

These two were covered with a glaze called Robin's Egg.

A couple more wall pockets.

And two wall sconces to match.

A fancy small porcelain bowl with decorative carving.

A set of two small bowls.

Another bowl decorated in a similar manner.

A night stand water jar with lid/sipping cup.

A test piece - checking out a glaze combination.

A shallow porcelain bowl with Light Rust glaze.

A fancy small plate.

A slab rolled porcelain vase.

Another night stand water jar with decorative carving.

Two Asian frog vases... the flower frogs get glued in later.

Two small carved tumblers.

A large decorated wall pocket.

A small pitcher with inlaid glaze in the carving.

My first porcelain basket... sold at a show a few weeks back.

Another night stand water jar with cup/lid.

Three tall porcelain slab handbuilt vases.

I hope you enjoyed the pics! I will be posting more soon... still trying to catch up with posting all the photos I've taken recently.

Have fun and best wishes!

Carl

Some recent pottery pieces, and more on the way

I loaded the kiln with some greenware pieces today and am doing a bisque firing. Some of the pieces are pots made by one of my sisters, but the majority of them are ones I have made recently. I wanted to have some pots ready for a Raku workshop I'm teaching on Friday in case anyone needs to purchase some pieces for the workshop. It is a potluck workshop, so I always look forward to sampling the great food that is brought. I'll have to decide what to make as a dish to pass. Usually I just make Rice Crispy treats, but I'm thinking of perhaps baking a pumpkin pie instead this time. I'll see how much time I have available on Friday and decide from there. A peek into the kiln before starting the firing process.

The venting attached pulls the fumes out of the kiln and exhausts them outside.

I made some other pots today too, so those should be ready to bisque fire in a couple of days if I get them trimmed in time.

Here is one of my cats trying to tell me something... probably "FEED ME!!!".

Some of my recent finished pieces follow. I hope you enjoy them.

The above is a large platter - approximately 14" in diameter.

Another look at the platter.

A colorful dish.

The above bowl has some interesting steps carved into the side, giving it an Art Deco-ish look.

Two more bowls.

The above bowl has a niche carved out that is meant to hold chopsticks in place.

The above photo shows a set of dishes I made recently using a tape-resist technique. I like the looks of the striping. It is made using four different glazes... two glazes are applied before the tape is removed, and two glazes after.