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.