A fun new thing - Pottery Class!

[littlebittybobby]

Here are some of the curvy little vases I've been making. They are fun! I'm still a bit too heavy and my walls aren't consistent or smooth enough, but progress is being made. The designs are underglaze transfers, which go on like temporary tattoos before glazing. My next 2-month session starts today, and will be almost all wheel-throwing. That's good, because that's where I really need the practice.

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Okay---Those mos' def look awesome & amayzeen! That said---how do you protect them from Catts? But yeah--Furry beasts seem to have a tendency to de-shelve fragile stuff.

[JaneV2.0]

Okay---Those mos' def look awesome & amayzeen! That said---how do you protect them from Catts? But yeah--Furry beasts seem to have a tendency to de-shelve fragile stuff.

Museum wax.

[littlebittybobby]

Museum wax.

Museum Wax! But yeah--why didn't I thinka that?

[JaneV2.0]

Museum Wax! But yeah--why didn't I thinka that?

It's supposed to hold up in earthquakes, but I don't think it's been tested by catts.

[rosarugosa]

I am a big fan of museum putty, but more to protect things from us. Our current two cats are not very destructive thankfully, although we do need to protect our food from Louie.
Here are a couple of pictures of recently completed stuff:
pottery - ferns and leaves.jpg
pottery - trinket dishes.jpg

[early morning]

rosa, your pottery pieces are so lovely! Thank you for sharing with us.

[Teacher Terry]

Really pretty Rosa!!

[iris lilies]

I am a big fan of museum putty, but more to protect things from us. Our current two cats are not very destructive thankfully, although we do need to protect our food from Louie.
Here are a couple of pictures of recently completed stuff:
pottery - ferns and leaves.jpg
pottery - trinket dishes.jpg

I know you aren’t doing this pottery gig for money, but I’m going to offer unsolicited comments about commercial viability that you should, of course, completely ignore! Ha ha.

I peruse Etsy and Pinterest for certain kinds of ceramics. I am a buyer of ceramics. Currently I’m buying the popular form of small planters for succulents.

https://www.succulent-pottery.com/

I can’t get the pieces I want from this potter. All of her charming little pots in the 4 to 5 inch range sell for $58 and they’re all sold out. She makes trays which are not sold out.

I see tons of mugs on Etsy and I don’t want mugs. Actually, most ceramics on Etsy are not very interesting. I did buy a very small succulent pot for $40 plus C? I’ll spend the money and there’s something interesting to buy.

So my advice to you is think about making small planters for succulents. Everyone is buying succulents These days. I think your pretty glazing technique would work well for those forms.

[rosarugosa]

Thanks, IL. That is actually useful input. DH has already sold a lot of mugs; everyone seems to want mugs for some reason. I'm a bit mystified by that because I thought most people had too many mugs in their lives.
I have a succulent planter that is a work in progress. It's not too pretty because it isn't glazed yet. I liked the more whimsical aspects of the ones in the link you posted, but here it is, and I'll share another picture when it's complete:

succulent planter in progress.jpg

I think these were a bit more quirky and whimsical. A woman in our class made a larger one with the painted plant impressions and it was quite wonderful.

kohiki planter - small.jpg
Kohiki planter on table.jpg

[catherine]

I am a big fan of museum putty, but more to protect things from us. Our current two cats are not very destructive thankfully, although we do need to protect our food from Louie.
Here are a couple of pictures of recently completed stuff:
pottery - ferns and leaves.jpg
pottery - trinket dishes.jpg

I would buy the fiddlehead fern one... my son/DIL have a fiddle head fern garden and he'd love it. if you are selling it at at the craft fair, I'll buy it--PM me if you are interested in selling.