Thursday, February 23, 2017

Pottery - Hand Building

For the past few years, I've enjoyed doing pottery in winter.

This winter I go to a nearby pottery studio two afternoons a week, once to create bowls and cups on the wheel.

Once to do "hand-building." 
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Both are very satisfying, though I find hand-building easier... 

After a clay shape is built, the wet clay has to dry slowly, so it's wrapped with plastic and left for a week or two, to dry.







Then it's unwrapped and left to dry further, uncovered, before being put in the kiln.

Most potters reach a point where they start selling their pots - they simply have too many!

I haven't started selling yet - but I'm starting to think about it! I'm waiting to perfect my craft a little more.

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