Today I decided to gather up some of
the bowls I've made this year, to chronicle my first year of mucking
around with ceramics. I think I've made every possible mistake so
far, but comparing the first pinch-pot bowls to some of my later
experiments on the wheel; it's apparent that my skills have still
progressed further than I thought they would, when I started my first
night class in May, and there are now a surprising number of
functional ceramic bowls in use around the house (containing cat
food, or earrings, or bobby pins, or snacks).
The earlier, lumpier experiments are used for the cats, but the later, smoother vessels are now reasonable enough that I'm able to give some away to humans without too much embarrassment. Given everything that's happened this year, It'll be interesting to see what next year brings; I'm interested in doing even more tableware and illustrative experiments with sgraffito (as demonstrated in the black and white cat bowls) and mishima inlay (as demonstrated by the later white bowls with blue insides, and blue decoration inlaid on their outsides).
The earlier, lumpier experiments are used for the cats, but the later, smoother vessels are now reasonable enough that I'm able to give some away to humans without too much embarrassment. Given everything that's happened this year, It'll be interesting to see what next year brings; I'm interested in doing even more tableware and illustrative experiments with sgraffito (as demonstrated in the black and white cat bowls) and mishima inlay (as demonstrated by the later white bowls with blue insides, and blue decoration inlaid on their outsides).
OMG SO MUCH BEAUTY!!!!!! Your skills have come a long way, love those little spherical containers.
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