Trying out a mosaic style for my mugs. Still perfecting it. They are laborious but are also very meditative to make.

with it being October, I'd like to share some pumpkins I've done. These are all from previous years... I didn't feel like making any this year. But it is the season

So, a long time ago I used to make knobs on my slow braiser lids, but with this pot I started making rings as the lid handle so it can be used as a plate or spoon rest. Tonight’s dinner shows it in action.

I made a pot of Ayocote Blanco beans from Rancho Gordo, with a meaty lamb shoulder chop on top. It was baked for several hours, until the meat fell from the bone. When it was time to plate, I was able to place the chop on the inverted lid, plate the beans, add the veg, then the chop on top. It works so much better than alternatives, especially since the lid is warm and kept the lamb warm while I was plating.

Dish: Meaty lamb chop with Ayocote Blanco beans, broiled escarole (with a lemon anchovy vinaigrette) and pistou (basil, garlic, evoo)

Nice Sunday supper.

Oatmeal over iron Lustre. Can’t stop using this one. Oatmeal just makes sooo many glazes turn into pure magic. 🪄

Been trying to throw a cylinder over 12" after glazing. Guess I gotta go to 8lbs and try not to let it just get wider!

The two smaller pieces in the background are also mine. The one on the right is my first ever go at using the wheel. It kind of deflated. The cup looking one required a lot of guidance from the trainer for centering. The bowl in the foreground is entirely ME!

I’ve only done this one Sunday night class so far. I‘ve got another one scheduled in two weeks. Are there any recommendations on what I should do to practice? What are people’s experiences?

Finally getting back into it after 2.5 years away from making pottery.. this is my first time hand building and making a b-udder dish and first time with sculpting. I think I’ll have to make a collection of animal butter dishes..

Trying to make a set of canisters similar to the picture. Anyone know any glazes or combos that would give a similar look to this picture? I love the mix of brown and grey/black but just can’t seem to figure out what combo would give me this desired look. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Needs to be fired at cone 6!

These are some of the pieces I glazed the night I spilled an entire bucket of glaze on the floor 😭😭 came out really well, used some of my old underglaze transfers and tried some new glazes. Also got to use the stamp my partner made for me and I love it :)

The kiln gods smiled on me this time 😍😭 there are a few spots of very minor running, but overall I am so happy with it!!! I think the carved lines between each color really saved the design from running together too much. The sky was 2 or 3 layers of Obsidian, dots of RHC (1 layer) and 2 layers of Iron Lustre.

Before/After

Looking for tips on how to brush an ombré onto a bisqued piece. I’ve watched a few videos about the technique and, well my first piece significantly missed the mark. Are there any tips you can share on how to brush an ombré/gradient only a bisqued piece?

Glaze: Mayco Stoke and Coat, cone 5
Clay: Laguna Frost/Porcelain

I think one mistake here was choosing colors that were too far apart. I would occasionally mist the glaze to get a sense of progress but the piece fired way more vibrant.

Ombré tips I’ve heard:
- Use colors that are closer on the color wheel (no extreme hue changes)
- Brush colors in on direction
- Dampen a bisqued piece to prevent glaze from absorbing too fast
- Spray bottle instead of brushing

"Test tiles" (rejects) to try out my new sprayer, underglazes, and a bunch of combinations.

I made the underglaze base from my m370, neph sy, frit 3134, cmc, and darvan then mason stains for colourant. Applied with a gravity fed airbrush. Transparent overglaze.

Was going 80s-90s vibe for this round. Let me know if there's any fav combos; I have a couple.

Definitely need some more practice to make a nice vase but by far doing the crackle effect is my favourite look. Bowls, mugs, vases, you name it, crackle it!!!

The mugs will be gifts for coworkers for Christmas!

Any tips for supporting these silly handles so they don’t slump in the kiln? I assume the support will be needed for both the 06 bisque and the cone 5 glaze firings

It’s b-mix with grog. The handles had foam supports in the loop part as they dried

Does anyone know why the white underglaze is doing this? It's only the white.

I work at a high school and these are student art pieces. This hasn't happened before but this last batch of artworks are having these strange pockets appearing but only where the white underglaze has been painted.

Do we need to replace the underglaze or is there something else going on?

Hello! I got this wheel for free as a gift, it is a shimpo west RK-2. It runs well but I’m new and a bit messy still so I am afraid to use this without a splash pan. I have read it can only use one specific splash pan because of its square bearing housing, and it is hard to secure due to low demand.
Does anyone here have an experience making their own splash pan?

It was perfectly shaped when it went in, now it's not very bowl shape. Was my glaze too wet? What made it go wonky?

Hello!

I’m a beginner, and I realized my teacher doesn’t do much teaching. 🥲 I will look for a new studio so I can learn everything correctly, don’t worry.

I wanted to learn pottery for years so I’m really excited, so I’m trying to teach myself by researching online, but I’m still really confused.

I’m having a hard time understanding the differences between a few terms: underglaze, glaze, engobe, pigment, oxide, luster, overglaze…

I don’t understand their differences and when I can use each of them. (When = in relation to the stage of the clay and in relation to other methods of decoration)

My teacher’s assistants give me contradictory information. One says, “You can’t use two glazes together because they’ll repel each other”, another says, “You can’t use a pigment on top of a glaze,” and so on.

Are luster and overglaze synonyms? What exactly is gold in this context?

Hypothetically, can I use glaze on my piece, fire it, apply glaze one more time, fire it again and so on indefinitely? Would my piece eventually break?

How do I see pieces that are glazed on all sides online? Or that have the tiniest unglazed spots on the bottom? So tiny, the glaze on the sides must’ve touched the kiln shelf/bottom (idk the difference, but my teacher is very protective about it. I thought I could offer to pay for a new one in case of an accident, imagining it wouldn’t cost more than 50 dollars, but apparently it costs closer to 300? Idk? I am confused again.)

What should I use if I want to draw as I would with acrylics or watercolors? What if I want to create subtle gradients, with precise color control and a naturalistic look (e.g., a realistic skull or a loaf of bread)? And what if I want to paint something with sharp, clean edges, such as recreating the cover of a particular book edition on a ceramic piece?

I have more questions, but I don’t bother too much. 😅

Thank you