Getting Started

After a number of friends asked to see photos of my ceramic pieces, I decided to create a forum where I can share my current and old work with friends, family, and those interested in hand-thrown, functional pottery. I've decided to get started with a couple of my favorites.

This first one is a piece I made for my sister, who loves candles. It was thrown using recycled clay I found in my ceramics class, each leaf was cut by hand, and it was glazed jade green with the inside edge of each leaf painted with hunter green glaze.

The second photo I am posting is of a vase I gave to a family that kindly hosted me during spring break when my camping trip in Yosemite became much less enjoyable as a cold storm passed through. This was thrown using a B-Mix clay body and was glazed navy blue with ruthile blue sprayed on the upper half.

Last one for today: a sugar bowl I made for myself. Still can't get over how perfectly this lid fits. The clay body of this one is a little different, as it is a stoneware, meaning it is a natural clay just as it was pulled out of the earth. Much grittier than the pieces posted above. Used the navy blue glaze again on this one with white drizzled over. This piece makes me happy as I add sugar to my tea each morning.

Plenty to be added later, so be sure to check back if you're interested to see more.