Brightside Bonsai Pots

As much as I have always loved throwing pots on the wheel. I’ve been getting better at my slab building to the point they are meeting my requirements of craftsmanship and quality.
But for now here are some of my favorite new Brightside pots! What do you think? The first pic is my favorite and was an interesting combination using iron oxide, volcanic ash, and gold art among other things.
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I have no idea what size these are. Do you make larger conifer pots by chance. Can you give me a link to your Etsy account? I like your designs and patina. Thanks

This is a killer pot IMO
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August44 said:
I have no idea what size these are. Do you make larger conifer pots by chance. Can you give me a link to your Etsy account? I like your designs and patina. Thanks

This is a killer pot IMO
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@August44 here is a link to my Etsy page

www.etsy.com/shop/Brightsidebonsai

Thank you for the feedback. That’s the effect I was going for with that glaze. I thought it could accent a conifer well. Looks aged.

I do commission pots. I don’t require a down payment. If the final piece doesn’t turn out as expected I don’t want it to be purchased. That wouldn’t settle well with how I feel about providing the best pots I can for people.
 
BrightsideB said:
As much as I have always loved throwing pots on the wheel. I’ve been getting better at my slab building to the point they are meeting my requirements of craftsmanship and quality.
But for now here are some of my favorite new Brightside pots! What do you think? The first pic is my favorite and was an interesting combination using iron oxide, volcanic ash, and gold art among other things.
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Love the surface you have achieved on this one. Earlier in the thread I saw you are firing in oxidation? This gives me great hope for when I can get back to making pots soon. I have hardly ever done oxidation firing and nervous about the change since I no longer have access to reduction kilns. It's been a while (nearly 15 years?!) since I was really keeping up with the ceramics world, and I know ^6 oxidation was becoming much more versatile than we generally gave it credit for then.
 
thatdirtykid said:
Love the surface you have achieved on this one. Earlier in the thread I saw you are firing in oxidation? This gives me great hope for when I can get back to making pots soon. I have hardly ever done oxidation firing and nervous about the change since I no longer have access to reduction kilns. It's been a while (nearly 15 years?!) since I was really keeping up with the ceramics world, and I know ^6 oxidation was becoming much more versatile than we generally gave it credit for then.
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Thank you! Which one are you referring to?

I come from a decade blacksmithing background and I know it took the more traditional smiths to accept gas forges and newer technology when it came out. But it has become much more commonplace as well and I started out using a coal forge and worked in a shop over a century old.

I see a ton of similarities now that I am in the ceramics world. But what matters most is the enjoyment, craftsmanship, and creativity we express in our work.

I wish you the best with getting back into ceramics! I think re learning with new materials and methods makes for a great experimental process. I find little interest in most commercial glazes by themselves. But with some creative application, layering, and mixing with other materials you can achieve very interesting looks.
 
BrightsideB said:
Thank you! Which one are you referring to?

I come from a decade blacksmithing background and I know it took the more traditional smiths to accept gas forges and newer technology when it came out. But it has become much more commonplace as well and I started out using a coal forge and worked in a shop over a century old.

I see a ton of similarities now that I am in the ceramics world. But what matters most is the enjoyment, craftsmanship, and creativity we express in our work.

I wish you the best with getting back into ceramics! I think re learning with new materials and methods makes for a great experimental process. I find little interest in most commercial glazes by themselves. But with some creative application, layering, and mixing with other materials you can achieve very interesting looks.
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The first one in the quoted post. I thought I had left that one attached.
I too am not terribly interested in commercial glazes, I spend a good deal of time developing my own glazes for ^10 reduction. It will be quite the process without the benefits of community/school studios. I will probably pick up some basic materials and mess with raw firings of slips and washes and maybe a bottle glaze or two.
Thanks for sharing the excitement. I I have a few projects to wrap up before I can really dive back in, but I do have materials/studio stuff piling up in a corner calling my name...
 
I am less than an hour from you. Do you accept in person visits? I am actually looking for a pot for one of my Shimpaku junipers for the coming spring repot. Maybe PM?
 
thatdirtykid said:
The first one in the quoted post. I thought I had left that one attached.
I too am not terribly interested in commercial glazes, I spend a good deal of time developing my own glazes for ^10 reduction. It will be quite the process without the benefits of community/school studios. I will probably pick up some basic materials and mess with raw firings of slips and washes and maybe a bottle glaze or two.
Thanks for sharing the excitement. I I have a few projects to wrap up before I can really dive back in, but I do have materials/studio stuff piling up in a corner calling my name...
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I see which one you are referring to. It was a total experiment on a pot. I really like it too! I didn’t log my mix so I have no idea the percentages.

I’m sure you’ll pick it back up quickly. I think doing oxidation just takes a little more creativity to get cool unique effects. For example using some type of oxide over a glaze in one area more than the other. Or an oxide under a glaze and using a sponge to reveal some of the oxide underneath in some areas more than the other. There is a ton of info on the internet. I really just learn from experiments though. A lot of my pots are different.
 
BrightsideB said:
As much as I have always loved throwing pots on the wheel. I’ve been getting better at my slab building to the point they are meeting my requirements of craftsmanship and quality.
But for now here are some of my favorite new Brightside pots! What do you think? The first pic is my favorite and was an interesting combination using iron oxide, volcanic ash, and gold art among other things.
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Those are impressive slap pots
 
I know very little about pottery, but the folks on here have made me rather interested in learning more. All I know is from reading on here and in David de Groot's book. Can anyone point me to a resource that describes the different forms of pottery used, ideally with a bonsai focus?
 
pandacular said:
I know very little about pottery, but the folks on here have made me rather interested in learning more. All I know is from reading on here and in David de Groot's book. Can anyone point me to a resource that describes the different forms of pottery used, ideally with a bonsai focus?
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Everything I’ve read is from the internet. The only books I have deal with ceramics as a whole.
 
Your round pots are very nice.
I hope to see some rectangles and ovals from you eventually.

Dont get me wrong, I like round pots. I know they are probably easiest to make, but it seems oval and rectangle pots are used more frequently for aesthetic reasons.
 
shimbrypaku said:
Just ordered one of your pots again, for quality and price you can’t go wrong.

Thanks
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Thank you I saw that! I really appreciate it! Hope you like it. I believe I got it to go priority so it should be there soon!
 
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