slip cast vases

Yesterday we made some slip cast vases and today they were dry enough to decorate. I'm a bit crazy over this relief work technique so spent 3 and a half hours doing this pair this morning...crazy? Yes, very much so. I hope they look as good when they're fired!

my creative space

Was in the ceramic studio again today (I'm having soooooo much fun with all this clay!)a group shot (see post below for more individual pots!)

The actual space itself; full of ceramic underglazes, paintbrushes, clay tools (mainly the oh-so-useful needle), and my wallet to pay the coffee lady!

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more paint, please!

And we continued painting for most of today (yay!)

This is my new favourite technique - relief work.

That base colour is actually purple, it looks very blue in this photo.

More relief work.


This is an old design of mine that I rekindled...looks kinda cute I reckon.

coloured pots

Yesterday, after turning them to neaten them up we started PAINTING! My all-time favourite!

A spot of banding.

And some scaffito.

pots, glorious pots!

we had our very first go on the potter's wheel last week, and with a lot of mess and even more help, I mananged to make these little dishes! Sadly some of them got a tad smushed in our effort to prevent them drying out too quickly.But I did get a few good ones (or maybe they're the ones the teacher did...hmm)This one's my favourite. It accidentily almost became a cup instead of a bowl....

a late edition

I just watched this mind blowing video of Kat Macleod working like lightning (yeah I know its speeded up...) over at Hello Sandwich, who's blog I found via Pip of Meet Me At Mikes!

my creative space

is the pottery studio at college today! I started the pottery unit just yesterday and oh my goodness I LOVE it! Can't wait to fire and paint these lovelies...

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