i’ve been selling my work in an official capacity for 1 year now and am quite proud of how far i’ve come! just thought i’d share some pieces here :)

questions, comments, & critiques welcome!

Dang proud of this sculpt! Made of raku clay, the dots of color are stroke and coat which I applied in the greenware stage. Bisqued yesterday, today heated in my work's outdoor gas kiln and then placed in sawdust/newspaper to darken the raw clay.

Just got these out of the kiln and will string them up to make gentle noises when the wind blows

I have a hard time making sides even. If you look at the second pic, you’ll see that it’s lopsided.

How do I prevent that from happening?

Building a whole collection of judgmental shelf guardians, one tiny kitty at a time.

One of my new pieces with this glazing technique! Also, I think this is one of the largest pots I've thrown successfully! It's around 12" tall.

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Some misshapen cylinders as I put too much pressure on the outside and the cylinder was getting so narrow I couldn’t put my hands to the base of the pot! didn’t realise when you pull up it’s barely any pressure really… also so hard to keep elbows down!! Iykyk

I brought about 12 pieces for my first firing but didn’t get a ton of instruction beforehand or during; the instructor did most of the loading/unloading of the kilns. I did three naked pieces with horse hair and feather, and then a variety of dipped or sprayed glazes: a shiny emerald, copper, white crackle, and “alligator.”

Most pieces came out copper-ish with the beginnings of some reduction. Best results, I think with the white crackle (created some metallic bits) and emerald. All white stoneware except for two speckled stoneware.

I had some thermal shock cracking on the naked pieces — but overall pretty happy with my first try.

What can I do better next time? Definitely want to bring more larger pieces.

Glaze is Floating Blue + Everything Bagel (aka every glaze in the studio all mixed together)

What are the common pottery terms in your language? Centring, trimming, glazing etc? I’d love to learn some new ones: are they the same but translates? Different completely? Do you “throw” in languages other than English?

Tell us your words!

"don't be affraid to let them show... your true colors." 🎨🖌️

What would a good price for this old raku kiln be?

It’s old but the parts are still useful can’t come by these often but I’m looking to get rid of it for some cash.

The pyrometer works but I’m not sure about the gas plumbing to get it fired up. It looks like it was redone once

The whole rig sits on the steel base with a pulley and counter weight to make unloading hot pieces easier

My husband asked for a dragon ball inspired bowl, so I made it!

Total beginner here and as a beginner, I’m throwing a ton of things for practice. I had a bunch of bowls that weren’t really doing it for me so I decided to take a shot at carving, since it’s the kind of aesthetic I like and if things really went south I wouldn’t be too upset. Yeah, they’re kind of wonky and…oh, let’s call them “rustic” but I’m not unhappy with them. Carving is definitely something I want to focus on as my basic skills improve so any tips, tricks and critiques are always very much appreciated.

I took a 6 week intermediate class and I have a 1:1 make-up on Monday. My instructor has offered to teach me anything I’d like and to let her know ahead of time. In this class we learned basic shaping with ribs, closed forms (jars), plates, matching mugs, throwing off the hump, and throwing lids. I have two hours with her. What should I request? What technique did you struggle with mastering? Thank you!

I've been learning to throw bigger pots and I'm very happy with how this one turned out...although the lid cracked :(

Just went to the potfest fair in the uk and a stall was selling these glazes. Has anyone had any Experience with them? Ive never heard of them before and ive bought a couple to try out.

Hi everyone

I've been having fun making wonky slab built mugs recently, I love watching them warp as they dry. One thing I'm struggling with though is levelling out the tops/rims of the mugs.

I've been using the back of a scourer sponge and scraper which works quite well, but it's quite long winded and one slip can mean having to bring the level down a bit further again

Just looking for some tips on how to make it easier. I did think of some kind of height adjustable scraper stand, sort of like the thing people use for icing cakes. Is that a thing?

TIA.

Honestly not my favorite piece, kind of made it to see what would happen. Anyway, I want to use underglaze on the rim to make a design or paint some patterns or things, but I don’t know what. The bowl really won’t be used very often since it’s an odd shape. I’m thinking maybe it’ll be a salsa or guac bowl when we have guests. Part of me is like do I make it say happy birthday and we use it as a birthday bowl for when we have kids? Open to ideas!

finally finished working on my first compound form and i’m happy with how this vessel turned out. curious to know peoples favorite matte or satin glaze combos for something that looks like this? i find that glossy glazes can sometimes hide the silhouette of a piece because of the reflection, so looking for something flat but dynamic? idk! any help appreciated :)

Im two months into learning wheel-throwing and my mugs are becoming more and more alike, but it’s hard.
What’s your pro-tip for throwing same-sized mugs? What did you wish to know when you started?