May 28
When I do surface decoration on a piece I’ve thrown, I almost always have to work freehand, because I rarely remember to bring books and references from home to the pottery studio. For this piece, I remembered to bring books, and I used mehindi designs. I like mehindi designs because they are adaptable, and because …
May 26
This cup, unlike the celadon colored one, is functional because it did not crack in the kiln. Shrank quite a bit, but that happens with porcelain.
Apr 22
To make the surface decoration on this cup, I trailed slip made out of the same clay body. It came in handy that I had drawn several flocks of birds in my comic, coopdegrace.com, because I could draw them again without a reference. This cup, alas, is unuseable, because it has a longitudinal crack inside. …
Oct 09
Bridget Cherie Harper made a batch of her own special porcelain for us to test. Pure white and throws like a dream even when only a few hours old. The glaze is cranberry, and it came out very red.
