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Steampunk Shino Bowl 2

Red Leaf Sprig Bowl

Weeble Wobble Bowl

When I was trimming a foot on this, I couldn’t get it to center properly, so I ended up just cutting the foot off entirely. I meant to make a three-peg foot, which I’ve done before, but my friends suggested it would be fun to have no foot at all.  I waxed the rim to …

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Green Diagonal Hatching bowl

This diagonal hatching is a pattern I’ve used frequently. I have a repertoire of patterns that work well on curved surfaces that I’ve built up after many years of decorating thrown pottery.  I draw a grid in pencil, and then paint on the diagonal within the grid squares.

Green Flower Bowl

This is the first of eight bowls I made, sort of a set.  The clay body is soldate 60, and is rougher than I like for everyday ware. The green color comes from slip, which I etched away to make the flower design.