I haven't been blogging, but I have been potting! Above is a wedding platter I was commissioned to make for a former student, who will be having not one, not two, but three wedding ceremonies, scattered throughout the end of summer. This is larger than I normally throw, requiring 25 pounds of clay and hopefully, if I did my math right, firing down to 18' in diameter.
I have other orders to fulfill as well, notably one for the soon-to-open Center for Maine Craft, an exciting project of the Maine Crafts Association. The Center is currently under construction and is slated to opoen in November of this year.
Studio to-do list:
• Put handles on leatherhard mugs
• Throw 2-quart casseroles
• Sort inventory
Wow! 25 pounds... Any tricks to prevent s cracks in these big babies?
ReplyDeleteCompress, compress, compress, and dry slowly. Of course, it hasn't been fired yet -- cracks could still happen. So my other trick is to make extras.
ReplyDelete"I was commissioned to make for a former student, who will be having not one, not two, but three wedding ceremonies, scattered throughout the end of summer."
ReplyDeleteIs that legal? And won't the first guy she married get suspicious if she keeps hauling out that dress?