Diving into pottery

[Pitoon]

Great looking pots!

Welcome back!

 

[Jorgens86]

Nice pots. Will post mine also soon.

 

[mwar15]

9x13x3. The glaze dripped and stuck to my supports on this one.

 

[ABCarve]

You can grind that off with an 8” green wheel on a bench grinder. It may be slightly noticeable.

 

[Pitoon]

9x13x3. The glaze dripped and stuck to my supports on this one.View attachment 369612View attachment 369613View attachment 369614View attachment 369615

Damn that would have been a really nice pot without that mishap. How come you had it sticking out so much?

 

[mwar15]

I got it cleaned off
So a few things happened. First I don’t load the kiln there’s somebody that loads it every night at the studio. And I had the supports how I want it under the pot but when it got loaded he moved them. I have since talked to the guy and helped him understand the best way to do it.

ended ended up getting some diamond cut off wheels and sanding it down with a Dremel. I don’t have a grinder and I figured I’d start with the germ laws it was a cheaper route to begin with

 

[sorce]

Toes.

Nice.

Sorce

 

[Bonsai4life]

I finished my class and now can do my own thing
This is a chocolate clay that won’t be glazed.just a simple straight walled rectangleView attachment 330471View attachment 330472View attachment 330473

Looking great. What type of clay do you use? Where did you buy it?

 

[Pitoon]

I got it cleaned offView attachment 369737
So a few things happened. First I don’t load the kiln there’s somebody that loads it every night at the studio. And I had the supports how I want it under the pot but when it got loaded he moved them. I have since talked to the guy and helped him understand the best way to do it.

ended ended up getting some diamond cut off wheels and sanding it down with a Dremel. I don’t have a grinder and I figured I’d start with the germ laws it was a cheaper route to begin with

Is their kiln level? Based on the where the drip is leading to looks like their kiln might be off level?

 

[mwar15]

Looking great. What type of clay do you use? Where did you buy it?

There is a local (Oregon- Georgies) ceramics shop that makes there own clay. I use 3 different ones

 

[mwar15]

Is their kiln level? Based on the where the drip is leading to looks like their kiln might be off level?

If you are talking about the drip on the bottom? That is from me, I poured the glaze on this one instead of spraying

 

[Pitoon]

If you are talking about the drip on the bottom? That is from me, I poured the glaze on this one instead of spraying

I was also wondering that. What's next up your sleeve?

 

[mwar15]

I was also wondering that. What's next up your sleeve?

I’m sticking with this design, I’m not happy with the angles and the sides aren’t all Evian. I need to mess with the angles when I cut the sides.

I like the cut corner design. I want to practice some carving on them. I also want to try some larger pots.
I made a few slabs real quick the other day.



I am setting up a workspace in my garage where I can roll out and assemble pots and then once they are dry I

 

[mwar15]

14x16x2” for @erich_raudebaugh

 

[Pitoon]

14x16x2” for @erich_raudebaugh
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Looking good!

 

[erich_raudebaugh]

14x16x2” for @erich_raudebaugh
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Awesome!

 

[Millard B.]

When I start making slab pots again I might use your quarter radius corner idea, quite a nice effect. I've been making bonsai containers for going on 32 years, this is what I know as a personal truth. If a pot cracks in drying, bisque, on high fire, there is a polymer product called "Magic Mender". Mix it with dried sieved clay of the same clay body about 50/50 ratio for cracks that are not structural, dry, then re-fire. I have found that most all repaired pots obviously look like they have been repaired[. Any repair that is visible on the outside of the pot is not acceptable to me. Any pot that develops cracks in the drying process goes in the scrap barrel to be ran thru the pug mill and be recycled. Pots that crack in the bisque or high fire get the Hammer! While visiting Seagrove "Jug Town" in NC a potter I met put it plainly- "When You Let the Dogs Out They Can Bark for a Long Time". I retired 2.5 years ago and recently bought 2000 lbs of clay and have gotten really serious about making bonsai pots. I'm putting about 5 dozen pots in the kiln this afternoon in anticipation of being a vendor at the Memorial Holiday Florida State Bonsai Convention in Orlando TH, FR, and SA. I've applied for a Fictious Name for my business and a separate Checking/ Debit account- I call my business High Quality Bonsai Pottery- can't have a name like that selling cracked bonsai pots!

 

[Pitoon]

When I start making slab pots again I might use your quarter radius corner idea, quite a nice effect. I've been making bonsai containers for going on 32 years, this is what I know as a personal truth. If a pot cracks in drying, bisque, on high fire, there is a polymer product called "Magic Mender". Mix it with dried sieved clay of the same clay body about 50/50 ratio for cracks that are not structural, dry, then re-fire. I have found that most all repaired pots obviously look like they have been repaired[. Any repair that is visible on the outside of the pot is not acceptable to me. Any pot that develops cracks in the drying process goes in the scrap barrel to be ran thru the pug mill and be recycled. Pots that crack in the bisque or high fire get the Hammer! While visiting Seagrove "Jug Town" in NC a potter I met put it plainly- "When You Let the Dogs Out They Can Bark for a Long Time". I retired 2.5 years ago and recently bought 2000 lbs of clay and have gotten really serious about making bonsai pots. I'm putting about 5 dozen pots in the kiln this afternoon in anticipation of being a vendor at the Memorial Holiday Florida State Bonsai Convention in Orlando TH, FR, and SA. I've applied for a Fictious Name for my business and a separate Checking/ Debit account- I call my business High Quality Bonsai Pottery- can't have a name like that selling cracked bonsai pots!

I would like to see your previous pots if you don't mind posting.

 

[mwar15]

When I start making slab pots again I might use your quarter radius corner idea, quite a nice effect. I've been making bonsai containers for going on 32 years, this is what I know as a personal truth. If a pot cracks in drying, bisque, on high fire, there is a polymer product called "Magic Mender". Mix it with dried sieved clay of the same clay body about 50/50 ratio for cracks that are not structural, dry, then re-fire. I have found that most all repaired pots obviously look like they have been repaired[. Any repair that is visible on the outside of the pot is not acceptable to me. Any pot that develops cracks in the drying process goes in the scrap barrel to be ran thru the pug mill and be recycled. Pots that crack in the bisque or high fire get the Hammer! While visiting Seagrove "Jug Town" in NC a potter I met put it plainly- "When You Let the Dogs Out They Can Bark for a Long Time". I retired 2.5 years ago and recently bought 2000 lbs of clay and have gotten really serious about making bonsai pots. I'm putting about 5 dozen pots in the kiln this afternoon in anticipation of being a vendor at the Memorial Holiday Florida State Bonsai Convention in Orlando TH, FR, and SA. I've applied for a Fictious Name for my business and a separate Checking/ Debit account- I call my business High Quality Bonsai Pottery- can't have a name like that selling cracked bonsai pots!

Thanks for the info. Start a new thread, let’s see some pots. Go for that half round style. I have kept with the cut corner style recently because it’s a style I am trying to get better at.

 

[mwar15]

Got the garage studio going this week I was able to make 3 pots in 2 days. I switched back to the dark clay.

First shot at windows. Below is my test tile.


I don’t know what type of tree will work with it but I’m not keeping it so it doesn’t matter