10x speed strugglefest — trying to replace the crock from my last post 🤞
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Class is cancelled tonight due to a power outage… womp womp. 😞 I guess we have to wait to see what I got out of the kiln, so here’s a timelapse of me throwing a medium-sized bowl from a couple of weekends ago ✌️
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I threw a French butter keeper! Or maybe just a regular butter keeper, not sure what makes it French. 😅 It’s a two-parter: a cylindrical base and a lid with an upside-down cup that has to fit inside, so there was a lot of measuring and tweaking (most of which I cut out). I trimmed a gallery in the lid, later, so it fits precisely(ish) — thanks to helpful videos by @hsinchuenlin 🙏
The butter goes in the cup, and water in the base keeps it from going rancid, so you can have room-temperature (spreadable) butter at all times 🙌
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Added a knob to this lid in the jankiest possible way while trying to avoid an errant beam of sunlight coming in through the garage door windows 😂 … then I trimmed it to refine the profile a little. Hope this fits in gallery of my fermentation crock v.2!
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“Making-of” video of the salt cellars (also called salt pigs) I posted yesterday, as promised! Instead of trimming a foot like I would normally, I made these babies as round as possible. Then I had to smack them around, to create a flattened bottom. You’ll notice I have 5 of them in this video, but only posted 4… that’s because I got too aggressive with the smacking and broke one… 🤦🏻♀️😂🤷🏻♀️
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Here's a much longer video of (some of) the process of making a fermentation crock. This was my second attempt, and it went well! I used reclaimed clay because it is softer and therefore easier to center, as I'm used to working with smaller chunks of clay. I had to wedge the heck out of it -- free workout? 😜 Once I successfully threw the body of the crock, I measured the size of the gallery and threw a lid to fit. I added a handle to that after I trimmed it (not shown). I also made a weight to fit inside the jar (also not shown).
Fingers crossed that the rest of the process (firing, glazing, second firing) goes well! The idea is to fill the gallery with water, which theoretically provides an airtight seal when the lid is on. 🤞
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Fermenration Crock Fail
A friend commissioned me to make a fermentation crock for making kimchi. I told her I was up for the challenge 😅 and my first attempt went well… until it didn’t. 😂😩 I slowed down the bit where I effed up after 25 minutes of work, so you can watch my heart break, just a little. 🤷🏻♀️ I cut it in half at the end, to check for uniform wall thickness, since it wasn’t salvageable, anyway. 🤙
I think this was the largest chunk of clay I’ve centered in forever (or ever??) and I am grateful for the practice. That rim is tricky! Oh well, off to re-watch instructional videos by @hsinchuenlin before I try again! #WIP #BTS
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Trying new techniques — water etching with vinyl (instead of shellac) — probably not the most interesting timelapse, but fun results! Planning on glazing this with a celadon next week ❄️
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Two throwing vids — this one failed (second vid, a success, to come!) 😞 🤷🏻♀️ Hoping to get this soap dispenser out of the kiln tonight! 🤞 Will post a pic once I glue the pump on.
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Crochet cactus magic -- if only it were actually this quick and easy! I think I need a youth to teach me how to make and edit videos… 😂😩
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Perhaps I shouldn’t have attempted to throw such a large bowl the same day I returned to rock climbing after a 3.5 month hiatus, but I make odd choices. 😅 Special fruit bowl commission. Had to use my whole body weight for this one — I definitely need more practice with larger chunks of clay! I sped up the second half because all of those tiny adjustments are kind of fiddly and boring 😂 #ouchmymuscles
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Happy hump day! Here’s a quick clip of my tiny crochet top hat on a cute conure, courtesy of @krooease and her good birb Bubs 😚
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I just spent 5 straight hours in my garage studio throwing 25 lbs of clay while listening to the “Thursday Murder Club” audiobook — ‘twas a good Sunday!
This is a garlic grater, filmed at 4x speed, inspired by @theveganpotter 🤩, though I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it (yet?) 🤷🏻♀️
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Matcha bowls x4
Timelapse Tuesday? Quick x20 speed video of me trying out a new thing - matcha bowls! Slight variations on size and shape, all with spouts. 🍵
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Quick swirlware throwing video from last week. It was a bit weird to go back to throwing while sitting (as opposed to standing) but I ended up have a very productive night, and it was nice to be back in the community studio 🤙
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If only it happened this quickly/easily! 🪄 Bare bisque ➡️ spray-glazed ➡️ final form (after the second kiln firing) ✨
Sun Valley on Ten Moku, always a winner 🤩
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Quick preview of my newest climbing hold mugs — my best yet. 😉 I have 5 of these beauties. Pics to come!
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Dino-mite! Dino-magic? 💁🏻♀️ I can’t get enough of these transfers by @ceramicatransfers 🦖🦕😍
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