In the very near future I will start to stress about getting ready for spring shows, but right now I'm experimenting. Over the holiday I treated myself to a few Little Chip Extruder Dies.

I played with one of the basket weave dies and made a few baskets. I tried two as hump (over) and one as a slump (inside). Overally the hump was a little easier and it dried faster.

I decided not to put feet on this, but that means I won't be able to glaze the bottom. I think they're too large/heavy to stilt so I may regret this decision later, but I couldn't come up with a foot that didn't look weird. They have to make it to bisque, but so far I love how they've started.




This one was a hump. I have two more forms like this that are bigger that I think I will try next.




This one was a slump. I love the handles.




This one was a hump. I wish I had put handles on it. I thought about it as soon as I flipped it over, but I hadn't saved any clay.

Finally had some time to use my crochet texture plates. I was hoping for a little more definition, but this is definitely headed in the right direction. I'm learning a lot of it has to do with how well I roll in the texture while its on the plate. With this texture I can't really belly out the mugs much so I'm going to experiment with different shapes to see what works best.

Last one of the year, a mostly crabby kiln. Thank you to everyone who purchased something from me this year. I do have a most mugs in stock if you need a late present. Happy New Year!

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