These pieces in greenware are ready for the bisque kiln. They are a pouring bowl, a small lidded pitcher, a lidded jar, two ewers and a human hand.
At this stage, all hope for the future of firing, glazing and firing again still prevails.
Photos by me at Districtclay in Washington, November 2014.
This is a detail of the woven clay pattern. I think when I first made a woven pot, I had not seen this trick before. In fact, several experienced potters, teachers, have had to ask how I did it. I will show, but I will not tell.
The deep blue jar has a nicely fitting lid.
The inside of the jar and the lid are glazed in red.
photos by me, November 2014
Miss Pixie’s is a well-established house of treasures on 14th St. NW in Washington, DC. It’s impossible for me to walk through without seeing wonderful objects and furniture that bring memories or just please the eye or hand. Even lovelier are the everyday ordinary things in multitudes, giving the satisfaction of plenty.
This is a beautiful textured pitcher by the well-known potter Sandi Pierantozzi. I had to have it.
A year has passed since we were in the wonderful artsy, historic, spiritual center of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, on the verge of the explosion of living and dead humanity that is Dia de los Muertos. These sorry little pots are the result of 1) a worthless kickwheel, 2) bad untested glazes applied by brush 3) poor firing in an unknown kiln.
But I love them.
This unplugged process produced four tiny cups and 15 buckets of sweat. Electricity is a wonderful thing.
These are the right size for the proper amount of milk (one cup/225 ml) and sugar or honey to put out at one time. I like the way the red and blue glazes melt together.
Photos by me.
I’ve been out of town, out of the country, out of creative juices, but now I’m back. [lds]
This is a vessel for tea or spirits, glazed in matte white with unglazed handle and spout. The input access is a little small (so I wouldn’t stuff a teabag in there), but it pours well.
This is a detail of the top surface.
Photos by me.
A blue/green pouring vessel.
It’s blue if you pour left-handed, green if right-handed. It’s sometimes a mystery, but probably has to do with which way the winds were blowing in the hot kiln.
Celadon covered jar with the the shadow of a fish.
A nine-inch blue bowl with “watershed” impression on edge.
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bluebird jar lid beside upturned bottom
impression inside lid
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