Apologies for the radio silence I have been buried with work! I did manage to get some glazing in though. I am loving how these baskets look! The new goblets in the back look really good too. Also in this kiln are all my new crochet textures, you can see one just in the bottom corner of this pic.

In my last post I showed the stein I made from the templates I purchased last year. There were two steins, but then there was one. I actually attempted these two goblets first. However, I bailed on the stem. I really like them as rocks glasses.




The second two worked out well. I think I would make the base just a bit larger next time, but I'm pleased with these. I think I need to keep practicing both of these forms.

Late last year I bought a set of patterns for barware from Studio BDU.

I started with the Stein because that seemed like a good one to start with. I took this picture and look at the two amazing cups! Ok not amazing, but they worked. I learned a lot doing these two. The most important lesson I learned was to not attach the bottom to the cup before doing the stem.


The second most important lesson I learned was not to fiddle with the bottom (it had a wobble) when it was already past leather hard. Bummer.

I have no idea where I found the template for this (or I would give them credit). I printed it probably a year ago and only cut it out over the holidays. It's made with a single piece of clay that gets wrapped around itself to produce this bird. Took me a couple of tries to get the hang of it. And one bit the dust with some over zealous wiping, but I think it turned out pretty cute. I'm going to glaze it white and let the speckles shine through.

Years and years ago I started a ceramic plate door collage. It went up the left side and just stopped. I always intended to keep going and just never got around to it until now. A lot of these plates (and now bowls) are from Michael Harbridge workshops. I also rearranged a bunch to balance things out. Makes me smile every time I see it.