WHeel thrown place setting
While browsing Etsy for inspiration on my design for the place setting, I couldn’t help but notice how pretty one of the pots were. It used clear/ no glaze on the outside but really strong blues and red glaze on the inside. It was also very simple and minimalistic in design, which I thought was really interesting as I usually like complicated designs (...which, if you know what I mean, are heavily reflected on ALL of my pots)
Making the pots very simple was a struggle at first because you had to be a good wheel thrower to make the pots look simple. It was easy to hide tilted and uneven edges with a curvy pot, but with a simple pot, everything had to be perfect for the pot to look good. For this reason, I think I was able to improve tremendously from this unit ( I can probably wheel throw with my eyes closed now) and make pots in a matter of minutes. I got very good at making plates and made several, but one cracked along the way while drying, the other sagged a bit on the edges, and one was too big, which made me decide that the small smooth was perfect for my place setting. I am also happy with my bowl, and It was hard to choose between my several bowls, but I ended up only keeping one as well, as the other ones had little chips or cracks that didn’t look so nice. My cup started out very nice, and I threw away five or six perfectly good pots ( as in started over in the middle despite it looking fine) because the walls were a bit uneven or the cup wasn’t perfectly even in thickness. For this pot, I wanted to make the most minimal pot with a slight curve to the inside, barely noticeable but jsut enough to give a warm enclosed feeling to the pot. I made the walls extra thin, thinner than what was safe, because I wanted the lip part of my cup to be comfortable to drink out of, and have the delicate feeling of china when you hold it up. The pot, which I made sure 30 times it was perfect before taking it off the wheel, ended up flying off the wheel next to me when I was done carving the foot and I temporarily placed it to the side . Sadly, we will never know the glory of this pot.
Nevertheless, I think the glaze turned out well, and except for the bubbling of the glaze on my cup ( from being a little too thick) it was a nice shade of red and brown. It wasn’t the same red that the poster thingie assured me that it was going to be, but I got used to that by now.
Making the pots very simple was a struggle at first because you had to be a good wheel thrower to make the pots look simple. It was easy to hide tilted and uneven edges with a curvy pot, but with a simple pot, everything had to be perfect for the pot to look good. For this reason, I think I was able to improve tremendously from this unit ( I can probably wheel throw with my eyes closed now) and make pots in a matter of minutes. I got very good at making plates and made several, but one cracked along the way while drying, the other sagged a bit on the edges, and one was too big, which made me decide that the small smooth was perfect for my place setting. I am also happy with my bowl, and It was hard to choose between my several bowls, but I ended up only keeping one as well, as the other ones had little chips or cracks that didn’t look so nice. My cup started out very nice, and I threw away five or six perfectly good pots ( as in started over in the middle despite it looking fine) because the walls were a bit uneven or the cup wasn’t perfectly even in thickness. For this pot, I wanted to make the most minimal pot with a slight curve to the inside, barely noticeable but jsut enough to give a warm enclosed feeling to the pot. I made the walls extra thin, thinner than what was safe, because I wanted the lip part of my cup to be comfortable to drink out of, and have the delicate feeling of china when you hold it up. The pot, which I made sure 30 times it was perfect before taking it off the wheel, ended up flying off the wheel next to me when I was done carving the foot and I temporarily placed it to the side . Sadly, we will never know the glory of this pot.
Nevertheless, I think the glaze turned out well, and except for the bubbling of the glaze on my cup ( from being a little too thick) it was a nice shade of red and brown. It wasn’t the same red that the poster thingie assured me that it was going to be, but I got used to that by now.