Off the Porch and Growling

So today I started trimming the platter for Tash. Yeah, okay trimmed right through the blood damned bottom of the pot. Meh, so I threw another one -- lets hope I don't do it again.

Put a couple of pots in for bisque today as well, the bird house and a mug. I drew the weeping eye on the mug, why? I dunno I felt like it. Also I got a few kiln gifts back today, my pagan mug which is a similar mug to the one I made for my friend and brother, bearing a traditional norse prayer. As always, lol I used soda ash and red iron oxide for the external glaze and this timeI used Ellen's Blue as a liner. I've used Ellen's before and it always turns out well.

I got back the planter as well and the pitcher I call a "duck butt" pitcher, mainly because it reminds me of Donald Duck's butt the way it cants.

Today's lesson was on closed forms, we threw inverted bowls by opening to the bat, enlarging the opening and then throwing the inner wall, closing it off. Outside we  left some space between inner wall and outer wall. Essentially making dog bowls, however; Janes calls them "ceremonial" pots. I can believe that, it makes for a pot which has a distinctive look and theat for sure. I expiramented a little and threw a vase like object. I don't know how it will turn out, first time trying it. We'll have to see what happens with it.

Here is the pitcher, hope you like it. I used Albany Slip Brown as a liner glaze. You'll also notice I also used a thin wash of copper carbonate for effect. I enjoy the greens and blues that worked their way out of the mix.

Finally here is the planter, of particular note is the sgraffitto - I was thinking of Tolkien when I did this - it's not Tengwar, or Cirth just my scribbling. Yeah, I know I know way too much about Tolkien - what can I say. Anything, even the alphabet is made great by Tolkien.

Now to put some plants in it.