I have a hard time figuring out what will look great in a wood firing. This bowl is my inspiration for today-fun to carve, will look good in a wood firing, yet useful-done!
Judy Pierce of One Tree Hill Pottery, is amazing! This video shows her work and how she efficiently builds a huge, organic, and beautiful teapot from extruded and slab rollered parts.
For me, this video is very inspirational and helps me to remember to avoid “fussing” too much with which stamp to use, etc.
Just Do It! Is the mantra that should be used in this situation! Build on!
Recently, on Facebook, I saw a post by Terri Davies at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1048231872. It was so amazing that I was WOWED! Unfortunately, I don’t read or speak Italian, so I’ve had to let the pictures do the talking! Enjoy!!!
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Click on the link above see Dick Lehman’s work-you MUST check it out! So amazing, different, perfect, and interesting. May I someday make something this amazing!The Murwillumbah Potters Group will have a wood firing the first weekend in May! Should be fun, exciting and interesting!
These letter stamps are so cool! I need to find some like these!
Found them on Lurearts Pottery Blog.
Since I haven’t seen that set or one like it for sale, as a second best, I purchased a set at Kikki K and some tiny letters at a “dollar store”. I plan to do Jam Jars for Wendy Watson for her fundraising efforts for the school in Tanzania.
So I’ve made a few jam jars. They are out of a very groggy clay and look really rough. Here are the bisqued jars: (I’ll post pics once they are glazed and fired). Hopefully, they will look awesome!
One of the things I love about Japan is its pottery!!! This photo and website above shows and talks about this beautiful piece!
I saw these condiment jars on Judy Abdelaziz’s blog – New Day Pottery. Really great-I love ’em!
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So I checked out Jake Johnson’s website to see more of his work – great stuff!
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My particular interest in these jars is that I have an idea!
Wendy Watson and Narelle Higgins are two lovely ladies in Murwillumbah that are involved in raising money to help build schools in Tanzania. They are doing this by making jam and then selling it at the Murwillumbah Market.
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This is a photo of the kiln they are using in Tanzania to make the bricks for the school buildings that are going up.
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Here the fired bricks have been built into the girls’ loo – the latest building finished.
I thought that I might be able to help out by making some jam jars for them to sell along with the jam. So I’m in the process of making jam jars.
Here are some photos of my work in progress!
At the end of the day, it’s not only our pots that will last into the future, but also our actions.
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OMG!!! Check out this teapot! Just gorgeous! I also have a Colour Crush on this teapot – Love the colours! Talk about envious…if only…someday…WOW!
This brilliant teapot was made by a Bulgarian potter by the name, Danko.
This is a shard from a Greg Daly piece- a nice momento from his workshop at Coffs Harbour on lusters/lustres. Bloody gorgeous!!!
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Tom Coleman’s work is stunning and I just love colour! I know that is wrong…as a potter…I should love the browns and subtle colours – but I LOVE colour on pottery. So here’s to some fabulous colour!