forks throws pottery (and maybe you do too?) - An ILX Ceramics Thread

describe this thing in twenty words or less.

― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, September 1, 2016 11:50 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a shallow dish (say 4.5" diameter, 1"-1.5" tall) with a lid that would be used to salt glass rims for making margaritas

cool. describe the decoration in twenty words or less?

whatever you like! go nuts.

hm. okay! give me a month or so. i will post here when i'm done

awesome!

No sombrero though!

aw

Six hours at the studio last night doing detail work before putting this in the kiln.

I will work on yr salt dish and a few other things shortly... would welcome other requests? I find doing requested work challenging and interesting; gives me the opportunity to learn new skills and test others.

Sorry if huge:

http://i.imgur.com/w4dA1Mq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/m2jQFtK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8NC03QW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CUCDC65.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1znFXU3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Oh91zWJ.jpg

nice work!

thanks!

here's what happened:

http://i.imgur.com/SQXyACkg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lbyCAXr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1tNl6f8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nKAHkCs.jpg

^last one is what these look like if you see them from the back

http://i.imgur.com/gMSFkHn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8NV0rca.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tXvxTJ7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/exJoDYt.jpg

still waiting on the mouth cup to come out. I owe you a salting plate. getting there.

new cups in progress

http://i.imgur.com/6u1gcs3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0DsPAxF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Fq0jLPx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zcRoYa2.jpg

gotta ask why do you always make these giant handles

just something I'm experimenting with these two or three batches; interested in the trickiness of expanding the surface design to the handle.
also it all shrinks in the kiln so it makes sense to make everything larger than you would think in the throwing.

now with hand painted glazes; jesus christ, this took me twelve hours. seriously. It might not work. I'll find out next week.

http://i.imgur.com/5jhwZpm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CzsChaV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QClL4sX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7dsk2TE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ti4lHQX.jpg

wine glass for my boo

http://i.imgur.com/0XVs5w0.jpg

Not gonna front, I'm proud of how these turned out.

http://i.imgur.com/BjYxhNS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4QQ5twA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nloaISl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Vcq3J1R.jpg

thumbs up

three new cups done on consignment as wedding gifts for a friend

http://i.imgur.com/0rYNnfK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9CrObYa.jpg

cad, I'm afraid that salt bowl is gonna have to wait; i'm gonna try a piece of political art that may take a month or two. Will report back.

no prob, i'll be around

i mean
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNqHvIIgpC-/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNqHvIIgpC-/

weird. alright:
https://vimeo.com/94667191

https://vimeo.com/195532231

and since I'm here I might as well share some recent work in progress. These are all not yet bisqued.

http://i.imgur.com/9b8hH6k.jpg

^ mostly done interior of a platter/bowl

http://i.imgur.com/pmsr2Hz.jpg

^ small vase

and then these two are my first attempts at making trump vases. it's harder than i thought; think i'll be working on this for awhile.

http://i.imgur.com/XXajm60.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5xJ7LSM.jpg

Forks, there's a new series of The Great Pottery Throwdown on the BBC. A really good group this year. If you can't find it then send me a private message if you can torrent.

Love that platter!

the city plate = super dope

thanks! I am still finishing the painting on the plate... it's probably thirty hours of work.
Trumps came out glazed. will post images later.

http://i.imgur.com/ltFrXQU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iN5pU6h.jpg

^ Trump 1: slight profile and rear.

http://i.imgur.com/3pyu3av.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7UTOhAA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6wvaW8E.jpg

^ Trump 2: front (i kinda like the face cracking), profile and rear.
The quote is from Lincoln: "If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a ntaion of freemen, we must live through all time or die by suicide."

http://i.imgur.com/KrYSbgx.jpg

^ Abstract synapse vase

http://i.imgur.com/47LYydd.jpg

Definitely the most complex thing I've made yet. About thirteen or so inches in diameter. Created by throwing the bowl, coating the interior in white slip, carving the design into the slip, firing the bowl, then delicately painting every surface with glaze. Took a good two or three months; probably about thirty hours or so. Made this for a fellow ilxor and good friend. Will likely try more in this vein in the year ahead.

Some detail shots:

http://i.imgur.com/5FhJBV5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ibiRF5h.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/luMijbu.jpg

damn man

and here's a new trump vase + carved cup in progress

http://i.imgur.com/xcMwrkz.jpg

Incredible

lol, the current episode of pottery throwdown featured a toilet creation challenge

http://i.imgur.com/MGUpIWf.jpg

was in the studio from noon to midnight today.
so here's a thing i figured out: any potter who's made a few pieces knows that when glazes touch each other, there's often a chemical reaction and they run, mix, bubble... something goes down. because of that, people use underglazes, which are essentially paint that works on ceramic, followed by a clear glaze on top. the problem with underglazes is that they're a bit dull, so to get them to show up sharp, you have to put them on three or four coats. because of this, little fiddly work is not fun or sometimes even possible with underglazes if you want the colors to pop. so i started experimenting with painting glazes directly on to the pottery... the bowl up top is the result of that experimentation. what i discovered was the only thing that causes unplanned issues is when the glazes come into contact with each other. so you can do RIDICULOUSLY fiddly work with tiny details as long as you make sure the glazes never touch. So I figured I'd try something in that vein that was a little less work intense that I might be able to quickly replicate, maybe even sell if it turned out to be fast to make.

So here's this:

http://i.imgur.com/jyTvRKU.jpg

The throwing takes maybe a half hour start to finish, the carving takes an hour... i had hoped that the glazing would only take two hours but SURPRISE, when you have to do the painting that small (that bowl is big enough to hold a decent size grapefruit but that's it) and to be meticulous about the glazes never touching, it takes somewhere between six to eight hours. so that's a seven to ten hour bowl when all's said and done, probably would need about $200 as a price tag to make it reasonable to sell. And that's assuming it actually comes out okay! I have two or three more in the works with different patterns.
Exploration continues.

http://i.imgur.com/4kpywx9.jpg
http://imgur.com/FOdESIj
http://i.imgur.com/rzXXIjn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0s4wytX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZJDNYrU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ieudSP9.jpg

back of the new trump pot
http://i.imgur.com/FOdESIj.jpg

these take forever but they are really delectable when they're done.

http://i.imgur.com/mqsIf4W.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EF1NZmU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yeac4Iz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sdWOS1L.jpg

exploring different ways to do them more efficiently. working on another more complex interior bowl design (though the clay may be too dry for me to do this and I may just need to start over with a fresh piece) and a potential collaborative piece with another potter in the studio.

really really enjoying this work right now; would do this all day every day if someone would just pay me to do it. next lifetime.

New bowl based on a subway experience: "Kid Universe on the F"

http://i.imgur.com/lhuwqDX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/E4ty11d.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/f5geKs3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VRFcyLP.jpg

ken price vibes

did not know the guy, but liking what i'm seeing online! thanks for the compliment!

you're welcome, your pottery is making me feel like I want to sign up for a couple of classes and fill my flat with hot pink memphis milano knockoffs

my local deli guy makes a crazy good meatball sub and I promised him i would make him something so i channelled r crumb

http://i.imgur.com/PMaPdIM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ziRWEU5g.jpg

yes!!

last night
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT8Fa6FF-jx/
i'm afraid i might just become a potter or something and quit everything else. being in the studio and carving for five hours straight feels deeply meditative, if a bit crampy. this shit brings out my zen.

kinda having fun with this
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUYA-QGFdE_/

i just saw some early work from yayoi kusama (specifically the infinity nets) and it broke my mind. OCD based fine art! It's out there!