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Long gone I’m afraid

It does indeed, and last year was a rough year in the garden for me, as these drastic moves were followed by a record heat wave in the PNW that destroyed all of my most well developed trees, and now we’re still seeing mid 20s at night, so I’m walking on bonsai eggshells going into spring here...

Having moved cross country twice in the past two years, I have done very little significant work on any of my trees, as I’ve just been trying to keep stuff alive. This tree is happy in a modified Anderson flat and I am hoping to work on it this year if it is looking healthy.

I’d love to give this beauty a new home, and if I’m the lucky one I will send one of my pots your way! 😁

Picked up this last round from the kiln yesterday. All are ovals aside from the one free form. These are available on Facebook Bonsai Pot Auctions if you’re interested.

Forgot to add this itty bitty carved fella.

Hey there Jet, I’ll get more pics and dimensions sent to you later today 😁

Everything that came out solid is for sale and will go on the auctions if they don’t sell here. So far everything except #9 is available. Just shoot me a message if you are interested in anything : )

Hey there Huggz, thanks for your interest in the pots I’ve been making. I love how that 4th pot came out, but there is one spot in the seam of the wall and bottom that separates slightly. I don’t think it’s going to effect the functionality but I can’t say for sure so I’m reluctant to ask for...

Im slab building all of them, so there’s no wheel involved. I use a rolling pin to roll out slabs of even thickness, then cut out slabs for the bottom and sides, join the pieces, and use hand tools to shape the walls. Im quite new to ceramics so I don’t have a kiln yet. I’ve been firing with...

Most are about 8-9”x 6-7”. The smaller ones are about 6x4”. Im trying to get comfortable working with larger pots as I love being able to collect small pots I don’t have much practical use for them.

One more that didn’t fit in the first post… Also wondering whether there would be interest in free form pots I’ve been making. I have been building these with the plan of selling them as a unique pot for house plants, but the aesthetic is very much from free form crescent pots, so if you all...

I have pulled another round of pots out of the kiln, and I’m getting a better understanding of the unexpected nature of ceramics. While I’m very happy with the results, expectation and reality have no idea what the other a up to. The seams where the slabs meet are getting much more even and...

I’ve got a lot of work done and ready to fire but I don’t own a kiln, so I’m waiting on the artist who I rent kiln space from to be ready to fire. It’s super frustrating not having any control over the firing schedule, but hopefully I can change that before long. Here are two that I put together...

Can’t wait to hear what you think once you have them in hand!

I really appreciate your input. Thanks for taking the time and sharing some good points to think over.

I’m torn on this one at the moment. While each batch has shown good improvement, I won’t likely be making show worthy pots for a good while still. In the meantime, the pots I’m learning on are good for training purposes, nice enough to hold trees in back yards, and are of better use holding...

Thank you. The next batch are made using a nice dark brown clay that I think will be very nice left unglazed.

I got into ceramics and building pots earlier in 2021, then moved back across the country putting a pause on a lot of things. I have gotten back on the ceramics horse and just got my second batch of pots fired. These are slab built ovals and one rectangle, hand shaped, most falling in the 9”x 7”...

Next set…

Time for an update as Ive finally gotten settled enough to complete my second kiln load. There has been lots of life and too much death since moving back to the northwest, but finally getting settled in enough to devote more time to craft. Tomorrow I will work on my photos setup, but I wanted to...

Thanks for reaching out Leo. I guess our trees are a lot like our pets, in that they may meet their end before we’re ready.

It looks like it will be a real rough summer out here unfortunately. Its past time to put up a quick and easy shade cloth set up for the entire garden I’m afraid. I’ll send you good thoughts.

Having to say goodbye is the hardest part of having pets. Leaving too soon is their biggest fault. Enjoy those pups!

This should be home for a good long time now. It’s time for the kiddo to get to stay put. This is her first experience with death aside from Toby the fish, so it’s tough for sure.