Getting to know shapes
Updated: 2011-10-28 01:22:00
: Thursday , October 27, 2011 Getting to know shapes As a studio potter , I do make the same shape multiple times and with each time , I change something that might be visible , or might not . I love the iterations of making the same piece again . I look for better ways of doing things . Nicer techniques to create the desired look . With this Dahlia Platter , I have played with lots of the elements . Thickness of clay , nbsp which rolling pin used , drying time upside down and right side up , the foot and the glaze . It feels like a rubrics cube spinning around all of the variables . That- it what keeps me making the next one . nbsp The biggest area of concern on this was the sort of foot I added . I was not happy with the first technique that I used , but have since changed it and like
: Saturday , October 22, 2011 BUTTER Butter Dishes are here for the holidays and beyond . They offer a wonderful opportunity for me to play with the lids and knobs . Below is one of my . favorites Bridges Pottery Butter Dish Bridges Pottery Butter Dish Posted by P.Bridges at 1:22 PM Labels : Butter Dish 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Go to BRIDGESPOTTERY.COM Behind the Scenes Loading . Subscribe Here Subscribe in a reader DON'T MISS OUT . Get my blog in your email box . Each new post will get delivered once- automatically Delivered by FeedBurner ABOUT ME EVENTS TIPS TECHNIQUES VIDEOS BUTTER DISHES Slab Pitcher Loading . Knit One , Pearl Two Yarn Bowl Buy me right Now In the Making Loading . Working Artists Feed Vote Now LINKS Haven Art Blog
I had a very good day in the studio! I am feeling the push of shows that are coming up and the need to get work to shops and galleries before the holiday rush begins. I’d also like to have at least 100 pots in my Etsy shop before Thanksgiving. That is going to be [...]
Last night I had my opening at Maddi’s Gallery in Charlotte, N.C. I had a very nice selection of work and the display looked great. (Thanks Celia for setting it up for me!) It was great to meet some new folks and also see my friends who stopped by. Maddi’s debuted two pieces that I [...]
Our cup cabinet is getting out of control… Insane right? We have at least this many more boxed up and about 25 more on another shelf in the kitchen. Come on over, we’ll have coffee.
: Sunday , October 9, 2011 Picture Day As usual I have a large backlog of work to photograph . I have tweeked my lighting set up and am please with it so it's fairly simple to do . Some pieces are harder than others to shoot . nbsp My favorite ones are my kids . stuff Annabel's Monster I especially like the . tail So onto the pots I really NEED pictures . of Here are a few from today . Butter Dishes Acorn Jar Dahlia Platter Posted by P.Bridges at 3:40 PM Labels : Photography 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Go to BRIDGESPOTTERY.COM Behind the Scenes Loading . Subscribe Here Subscribe in a reader DON'T MISS OUT . Get my blog in your email box . Each new post will get delivered once- automatically Delivered by FeedBurner ABOUT ME EVENTS TIPS
The truck is all packed up to head to the Clay Matters Fall Sale in the morning. Here are some pics of pots that came out of the kiln today. All those pots plus more from the show room will be with me tomorrow. This Rabbit sculpture has terra sig on it along with black [...]
Yesterday my dad and I spent 6 hours digging up a water line between the house and the studio. Several thousand gallons of water had been leaking over the past week or so. Most of it had drained down the hill at the back of the house and I had not noticed it. We were [...]