Bowls and Vases
ceramics, my art :: posted on November 9th, 2009
Adult Ed pottery has been busy this session. Kim showed up in my lithography class carrying two of my bowls she had just unloaded from the kiln which was a lovely surprise! The glaze is a celedon with chung (white) over the top, and the vases are matt blue with chung.
It has really been about shapes this time, trying hard to make a smooth bowl shape and a useful vase shape. My challenge has been to make a BIG bowl, which so far has been less than big – a bit more on the medium side… But still the day in the pottery studio is a relaxing one and always leaves me feeling calm and content with a little smile on my face. Life is such an interesting twisty path.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:07 am
The photos really don’t do your bowls justice, they are lovely to look at and lovely to hold. x Kim
November 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Thanks Kim – it is hard to get a good photo of ceramics I think – or any 3d object perhaps. I did a photography course a while back for documenting art, but I still don’t have the equipment I need to really get the best out of it – or perhaps it is just being a bit lazy about setting the scene up properly! Once I have my mess of a studio organised I will try to have a dedicated area for photography – thanks for the shove!