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Ok here are the first finished pots out of the kiln. It is a long process for our club to get pots fired one week the kiln is packed the next it is fired and the next it is emptied so three week process. These are the first pots to get through the bique and glaze firing process for me this year.
These are also the first that I did working out the crack effect. I found the method of using rolled slabs for the sides as cumbersome and not uniform enough for my liking. My first attempt at wheel thowing is also here. Ok enough excuses.

wow brett these are really nice hey. i would love one like this for my collection.
1,4 and 5 are my favs.

kind regards jarryd

and 2 and 3 are also extremely nice

Nice pots 1 and 5 are my favs. Being in the process of making my first pots myself (canberra potters society classes) over a lengthy period I can appreciate the frustration to see what survives and the final product!

Keep up the good work!

Scotty

Thanks for the nice comments.
I was thinking of giving you No# 5 Jarryd but these are a little rough round the edges I will get a better one for you if you are patient
Good luck Scott It can be very rewarding making your own pots.

wow brett you have inspired me to touch clay again! lovem all! aint it strange/ what you find imperfect we find find perfect. i love the irregular, chunky wholesome look and feel of no.1. ( im assuming this one is the slab built). no. 4 will look good with the right tree too. the others are just ace. you,ve done great man.

Nice Brett!

What makes slab building so cumbersome? Is 4 from the wheel?

Very Kind Antonio. I do like the irregular shapes but I want to get formal techniques down pat first.
kitoi. Jioning two slabs together to form the rim and then pushing out to form the crack effect can cause splits in the jion and the finished product is always uneven. I think it will be a fair while before I go back to slab buiding now I have started using Patricks wheel throwing method.
Yes No#4 is wheel thrown and then thrown around the table hence the dents

Brett,
Can you describe Pat's method?

Brett,

Your pots are nicely done.

From the looks of things, you will posting photos of some thrown and altered oval pots very soon.

Cheers,
Paul

kitoi I meant Paul's method

Thanks Paul it is getting closer. I have always liked the dripping glaze that covers only about 3/4 of the pot and have never found a source for them here in Aus. So after seeing how these turned out I think I will try a few like that on my first alterd ovals. With these ones I just dipped the top of the pot into the glaze I would appreciate any hints on how to get more coverage. Whould I just paint the glaze on thickly to the top half of the pot?
I have also done my first alterd round corner rectangle but have slowed down in the making process at the moment due to commitments.

hey brett thats really nice of you ill look forward to the next batch . spring is soon so dont be surprised if a box of yamadori arives on your door step we'll discuss it when spring gets closer im thinking ill just collect some chuhin sized stock and send it by aus post

soltan wrote:I have always liked the dripping glaze that covers only about 3/4 of the pot and have never found a source for them here in Aus. So after seeing how these turned out I think I will try a few like that on my first alterd ovals. With these ones I just dipped the top of the pot into the glaze I would appreciate any hints on how to get more coverage. Would I just paint the glaze on thickly to the top half of the pot?

That is one way to achieve your goal.

There are several other ways that I know off to obtain the dipping look are looking for.

One way, is to apply two different glazes over top of each other. First, you put a base coat of glaze on the entire surface of the pot. Next, you apply the second glaze on the upper part of the pot, over top of the base glaze. The second glaze should be more fluid than the base glaze.

Here are a few examples of what I mean. In all three examples, the base glaze was sprayed on and the second glaze was applied with a two inch brush.

soltan wrote:I have also done my first alterd round corner rectangle but have slowed down in the making process at the moment due to commitments.

Excellent, I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labors. I also understand completely on the commitments issue.

Good luck,
Paul

Thanks Paul. I love them.
I was thinking of using a glaze over an oxide wash but I like that first pot can you tell me anything about the base glaze it looks intresting.

soltan wrote:I was thinking of using a glaze over an oxide wash...

I would be very careful with this combination. In my experience, a fluid glaze used over an oxide wash normally causes problems. I am not sure of the exact reason, but the glaze will often times run right off the pot and onto the shelf. I would experiment with test tiles before committing this type of application to a good pot.

soltan wrote:...I like that first pot can you tell me anything about the base glaze it looks intresting.

The base glaze on this pot is a ^10 reduction glaze called St. Johns Black. It was sprayed on very sparingly over a white stoneware clay body to get this effect.

Cheers,
Paul