For some background, check out my previous post, which discusses a bit more about my experiences getting into pottery. This post will be a chronological gallery of the pieces I’ve produced so far, along with a little bit of commentary on certain pieces. On the off chance that you really like a particular piece, I’d love if you would reach out and let me know. If you actually like one enough to want to buy it, or if you’d like to commission a piece, please get in touch as well, those are both things I’m open to.
My very first piece, a simple mug. It's quite heavy and chunky compared to anything I've made since.I had some pretty early success with bowls.Around here, I decided to try to make some chawans.In researching chawans, I discovered @thrown_and_altered on instagram, who used slip and other techniques to add interesting texture to his work. In trying to mimic that style, I made this small 8-sided cup.I didn't know it at the time, but this form which I've now revisited 3 times in increasing size is known as a 'moon jar'. Not done in time for this post, I have a very large (~10 inch diameter) moon jar in the worksI really hoped the glaze at the top would run a lot more than it wound up doingThis is the only traditional vase shape I've made that I'm actually happy with. Unfortunately, like the previous piece, the glaze didn't quite do what I wanted here, and I wound up with dots instead of long streaksAt the time I threw this, it was the largest and thinnest bowl I'd thrown, so when I chipped it right before putting it in to fire, I decided to just run with it. It now has an integral spoon rest.The pair of rice bowls here, as well as the pair of teacups that I made at the same time, are probably my favorite pieces.This is now my personal teacup, which is great, because Amy likes its mate better.A bit hard to tell from the photo here, but this is shaped into a rounded-off triangle and has a hole in the bottom to be used as a small flowerpot. I have a particular small cactus that I intend to put here when I get around to it.This piece has some chattering on it, inspired by Hsinchuen LinThis planter is one of the overall most technically perfect pieces I've thrown. The form and glazing are all perfectly even. It will soon be delivered to a friend of mine as a belated wedding present.This trio of pieces came to life during a studio session where I couldn't find any success throwing on the wheel. I absolutely love the way the glaze turned out here.This pie plate is, as of November 2022, the piece I've spent the longest working on. It was originally intended to also be a belated wedding present, but the glaze pooled at the bottom a bit, and I'm deciding whether I want to remake it or not.
That’s all I’ve got so far. I’ve roughly arranged these in chronological order, so you can see the growth in my skill throwing and glazing over time. Like I said at the top, if any of them catch your eye, drop me a note. Thanks for reading! :)
