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Nonsense Rascal
Beautiful.
More....
More....
Basically...
If you separate these 2 realms...
Conquer them both....
You'll kill it!
I owe hometeam a purchase, love them, and Chuck Iker will probly grab a few more bucks off me soon...
But I'll probly buy one of yours first!
I'm a fan.
Sorce
Thank you! Really appreciate it
The comments on cloud feet and proportions are very interesting. I don't disagree but thought I would share a few examples from other potters that I was drawing inspiration from.
I like plain clean pots.
Can you make something like this?View attachment 150622
No fancy feet.
No crazy glazes or colors.
Just needs to be able to handle extreme cold.
Close to the same tenmps here.Yes, I personally really appreciate simple, unglazed pieces like this and have a few coming out soon in about this colour.
A note on handling extreme cold - stoneware pottery that becomes vitrified through proper high temperature firing is frost resistant however it should still be noted that even a frost resistant pot can crack in the winter. When bonsai substrate is wet and the weather begins to freeze it, the substrate will expand and the pot can crack from internal pressure.
Just wanted to clarify since in Canada we can have winter temperatures of -40 C
Yes, I personally really appreciate simple, unglazed pieces like this and have a few coming out soon in about this colour.
A note on handling extreme cold - stoneware pottery that becomes vitrified through proper high temperature firing is frost resistant however it should still be noted that even a frost resistant pot can crack in the winter. When bonsai substrate is wet and the weather begins to freeze it, the substrate will expand and the pot can crack from internal pressure.
Just wanted to clarify since in Canada we can have winter temperatures of -40 C
Hi I really like this pot! do you use regular clay for glazing and add an oxide on the leather hard clay?Hi everyone! My name is Ashley Keller
Hey Clyde, have you ever taken a look at this thread?This is a great thread! I'm learning tons by just lurking. For some reason I have always been intimidated by all their is to learn about pots. I appreciate you guys explaining the "why" about many of these things.
I'll go read it. That must have been during one of my many absences. Paul was a great guy and a good friend. It goes to show we should spend more time enjoying the good things other people have to offer.Hey Clyde, have you ever taken a look at this thread?
https://bonsainut.com/threads/pot-school.12779/
The late great Paul K. was very kind to offer his views on pots and how they work with trees.
Thats why I would never buy a pot with any kind of internal lip or inward bowing at the top. I look for straight up and down sides or even better a slight outwards taper. Happy to see you here. I've got trees needing pots soon and will keep you in mind. Do you make rectangles?
Hi I really like this pot! do you use regular clay for glazing and add an oxide on the leather hard clay?
By the way Ashley, the question I was asking about your pots (or pots in general with cloud feet) is what functional benefit do they provide? In many (though not all) cases they project outward from the base, giving a tall, or outward tapering pot (tapering outward from bottom to top - ie narrower at the bottom) a broader base - both visually and functionally.
You will often hear complaints from people with taller pots - particularly if they don't have spreading feet - that the tree and pot fall over too easily.
This is much less important when a pot is squat, or has vertical sides.
If you notice in the examples you provided, all three pots taper inward towards the bottom. Your two pots have vertical sides.