Always Room for Improvement

12 x 12 x 4 inches

This is probably the nicest large bowl I've ever made. But next week I might tell  you the same thing about another bowl. That's just how it is, there's always room for improvement.

I overlapped the same glazes with this bowl as the yunomi (tea bowl) below and expected gold highlights but the bowl was on the top shelf and what I planned didn't materialize. The bowl is made with speckled stoneware and the yunomi below with white stoneware. Using different clay makes quite a bit of difference with the glazes.

This is the nicest yunomi (tea bowl) I've ever made but again next week it might not be. This is pinched and textured and glazed with multiple glazes.

3.25 x 3.25 x 3 inches

I'm experimenting with overlapping several glazes with these pieces and each one is different. I've learned the top shelf of the kiln doesn't produce the same results as the lower shelves. Not only is there always room for improvement but there is always something new I learn with each firing.

4 x 4 x 1 inches

I tried a new glaze combination for one of my meditation bowls and even though it's the same glass I've used on others the color fired deep blue rather than aqua. More to come so stay tuned. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

Green Yunomi

The weather was more than cooperative so I'm unloading the kiln right now and taking photos. Here's a green yunomi made with my strip stacked construction method which gives a wonderful tactile experience when holding the cup. I'm glad I used green on the interior. I thought white would be too stark. I'm loving my hand feathered underglaze decoration. I can't wait to make a tower with this same decoration. It's funny how one technique can lead me in so many directions. More photos soon. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.