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I
took advantage of the opportunity to take a ceramics class in 1999.
In it, the students dabbled with a variety of techniques.
It would probably take a dozen such classes before I attained any
respectable level
of knowledge or expertise concerning ceramics.
But I did have fun. And while
I am by no means a ceramic artisan,
I do have some nice pieces of work to
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Many
various ceramic
objects can be found
ready-made. This is
known as greenware. |
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The
artistic challenge
with a piece like this
is the glazing.
For this piece, the
glaze was poured onto
the plate while it
was being spun! |
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This
little greenware box was painted
with a product that puffs up when fired,
then topped off with a creamy speckled finish. |
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Here
is another piece of greenware,
a simple platter. As you can see, the use
of painted glazes can turn something plain into
something quite nice to look at.
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Finally,
we get to a piece that I
actually hand built. This is a
draped lace bowl, made by
pressing lace into a rolled out
circle of clay, then creating a
scalloped edge, and draping
the clay over a bowl. |
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My
finest creation!
My fish platter.
This piece also
started life as a
rolled out
circle of clay. |
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Then
the fish design
was carved into it,
and it was placed
into a plant tray
to dry.
Three different
glazes produce the
final effect. |
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My
next ceramic projects will be small hand-built pots,
with various embellishments and glazes.
Check back to see how they turn out.
Ambo |
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This page playing a sample of sister of the sun by
troika |
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