From The Potter's Wheel

Diameter range 5-6", height range 3-4"

I've taken up pottery this winter (here's what my first out-of-the-kiln crop looked like). Time for an update! I am enjoying it immensely, and have worked with white, brown and dark brown clay so far. Throwing on the wheel gets easier with time, as it's all about muscle memory and practice. And I love decorating surfaces with paints and glazes. Currently, I'm focusing on utilitarian items with handles; hope to share those in the next update. In the meantime, here's vases and bowls.

Thumbnails for round bowls

Round bowls, bisque-fired, pre-paint and glaze.

Diameter 6", height 3.5"

Left: diameter 5", height 3.5". Right: diameter 6", height 4"

Height 5.5"

Brown clay, fresh of the wheel, pre-bisque firing.  Below is what these look like after glazing.

Inspired by Italian Futurism art movement. Under-glaze painting, glaze.

Inspired by Italian Futurism art movement. Under-glaze painting, glaze.

Inspired by Italian Futurism art movement. Under-glaze painting, glaze.

Inspired by Italian Futurism art movement. Under-glaze painting, glaze. Diameter 4", height 2"

Carved surface, oxide and glaze. Height 5.5"

Carved surface, oxide and glaze. Height 7"

Oxide and glaze.

Oxide and glaze.

Oxide and glaze.