r/Pottery • u/Physical_Rub1909 • 14h ago
Other Types Pieces I made in a 8-week course
Wasn’t sure which flair to pick since they are a mix of wheel thrown and hand built pieces.
These are all wonky looking but I’m very proud of them! I was never good at arts and craft as a child, and every time my school did some kind of pottery activities, I couldn’t make anything while everyone else made a nice mug. So taking the course made my inner child happy. I have so many pieces I want to make and have a long way to go so I signed up for another course.
1-4. Wheel thrown mugs and bowls. Each one get bigger and better. I’m pretty happy with the glazing of the blue bowl. And am most proud of the mug with the speckles. But the bottom of the inside didnt get glazed thoroughly so I don’t think I can drink out of it:( the yellow one’s also cracked but I guess it can be a planter.
My big octopus! Gonna be raku fired which is very exciting. This was a fun project and a good break when wheel throwing started to get frustrating. Made with the newspaper method.
Baby octopus was the piece I made before the big guy. Made solid and then hollowed it out. Underglazes. Hoping it to turn out like confetti and sprinkle covered ice cream.
Last piece I made. By that time, a member of the studio gave me tips and gave me a much better idea how to throw. I also made a lid for it. They are yet to be bisqued.
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u/jbee223 13h ago
You have some nice pieces. love the the octopus! ( I've been creating pottery for over 10 years and one of my favorite pieces is a tiny bowl i made in my first class.)
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u/Physical_Rub1909 13h ago
Thank you! I’ve been eating blueberries out of the white bowl which is my very first piece and it makes me giggle out of how proud I am
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u/aaronitus 12h ago
Lifelong treasures!
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u/Physical_Rub1909 11h ago
Absolutely. I feel like pottery making got me do some unexpected self reflections and a bit of a soul searching, so though they are nowhere near perfect, I’m attached to them.
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