Pottery ideas
Yesterday I also got two of the multi-bowl dip bowls out of the kiln. I forgot to take pics so will do so when I go back in tomorrow (today is a day off!! Woo!). They turned out so cute and have got me thinking about what else I can do with multiple pieces. I'm thinking perhaps a single bowl surrounded by several in a circle... probably a bigger one in the middle with six or eight smaller bowls around the outside. Something like that might make a great olive/pickle or condiment tray. What do you think? Maybe I could find cute little spoons to sell with it.
Also, square stuff. This summer I bought a little tool that helps me cut a 45 degree angle along the edge of the slab. It makes fitting slabs together SO much easier. That, and years of trial and error have got me to a pretty good place with piecing flat pieces of clay together. I'm anxious to see the finished olive oil bottles and expect that they'll turn out well. I've been thinking about what else I can do with square pottery - herb pots, butter dishes (I have a prototype in the works), vases. What else might be square? Would you serve food from a square dish? If it were wide and low enough?
I'll likely continue making the yarn bowls and am going to try making some with lids - that was recommended here by one of you, and I think it's a great idea for anybody who has a playful cat. I'm sure a rolling ball of yarn would be just too much to resist, but it can't be seen if it's inside a pot with a lid! So there's something for me to play with, and a challenging piece at that, because cutting through the rim of a bowl can cause it to warp and have lid fittage problems. Ha. Fittage. I made up a new word. Go me!
Butter keepers. Yes, finally! I have two butter keeper prototypes in progress. They seem pretty straight forward, yet technical. A lot of pieces to fit together... hmm... bottom pot, flat lid, butter bowl attached to flat lid, and a knob on top. So four different pieces thrown on the wheel, carefully dried and trimmed, and then fitted together. They won't be cheap. My late friend Jim bought one for me when he was back East and it's mass produced and the price tag on it was $35. Mine will probably be around $50 which is appropriate for a piece with so much work put into it.
Also, square stuff. This summer I bought a little tool that helps me cut a 45 degree angle along the edge of the slab. It makes fitting slabs together SO much easier. That, and years of trial and error have got me to a pretty good place with piecing flat pieces of clay together. I'm anxious to see the finished olive oil bottles and expect that they'll turn out well. I've been thinking about what else I can do with square pottery - herb pots, butter dishes (I have a prototype in the works), vases. What else might be square? Would you serve food from a square dish? If it were wide and low enough?
I'll likely continue making the yarn bowls and am going to try making some with lids - that was recommended here by one of you, and I think it's a great idea for anybody who has a playful cat. I'm sure a rolling ball of yarn would be just too much to resist, but it can't be seen if it's inside a pot with a lid! So there's something for me to play with, and a challenging piece at that, because cutting through the rim of a bowl can cause it to warp and have lid fittage problems. Ha. Fittage. I made up a new word. Go me!
Butter keepers. Yes, finally! I have two butter keeper prototypes in progress. They seem pretty straight forward, yet technical. A lot of pieces to fit together... hmm... bottom pot, flat lid, butter bowl attached to flat lid, and a knob on top. So four different pieces thrown on the wheel, carefully dried and trimmed, and then fitted together. They won't be cheap. My late friend Jim bought one for me when he was back East and it's mass produced and the price tag on it was $35. Mine will probably be around $50 which is appropriate for a piece with so much work put into it.