Time Spent
Updated: 2012-01-28 02:04:00
: Friday , January 27, 2012 Time Spent Being a Potter , isn't always about making pots . Posted by P.Bridges at 9:04 PM 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Go to BRIDGESPOTTERY.COM ABOUT ME VIDEOS YARN BOWLS BUTTER DISHES TIPS TECHNIQUES EVENTS Knit One , Purl Two Yarn Bowls- HOT ITEM 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 Bridges Pottery on Facebook Slab Pitcher Loading . In the Making Loading . Working Artists Feed Vote Now LINKS Haven Art Blog Bridges Pottery Pottery Classes Purchase Online Ceramics Arts Daily Clay Reading A plate a . day Gary Jackson : Fire When Ready Pottery Paul Jessop : Paul
After a year of testing, I’ve settled on six new glaze colors, and have begun to debut the first of the three for 2012: Aqua, Pear* and Periwinkle. The new colors compliment and contrast with my current palette (mostly by being more vibrant). The image below shows three of my current palette (Honeycomb, Cornflower blue and [...]
These are the twenty great artists I spent the first week of 2012 with at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (where I was an artist-in-residence 15 years ago!) for a Ceramic Surface Forum. Jason Burnett brought us all together to spend five days making, conversing and laughing (lots of laughing) side-by-side in the studio. [...]
SHIPPING DAY here at Bridges Pottery. Bye Bye Yarn Bowls!!!!
: Thursday , January 12, 2012 Fresh Kiln Full See the bomb With each kiln load there are disappointments and surprises . This kiln load was almost all great results and one piece that is the bomb So great to start the year off . well This butter dish butter keeper is glazed in a matt finish weathered patina . The inside has a shiny coat of clear that makes the glaze crystallize a bit . This clear coat allows the butter to clean off . nicely Bridges Pottery- Butter Dish Butter Keeper Bridges Pottery- Butter Dish Butter Keeper Bridges Pottery- Butter Dish Butter Keeper Posted by P.Bridges at 11:02 AM 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
Fellow potter and blogger Ben Carter asked me to write a guest blog post for a new series he’s calling Turning Points, “where artists discuss the effect historical ceramics has had on their studio life.” I don’t post as often as I’d like on my own blog because my thoughts don’t flow as easily as a [...]
Another great year for the pottery blogs! The following is an attempt to highlight some of the best* blogs written by potters and ceramic artists. Congratulations to those that made the list and thank you for putting so much time and effort into your blog. And… on with the list! 10. From the Ground [...]
: Friday , January 6, 2012 Tea Pots This week I started my more advanced students you know who you are on teapots . Teapots are one of the hardest vessels to make because they have so many components and each one requires individual attention as well as coordination with each other . nbsp Body Spout Lid Handle Just like any form , it requires some practice . I don't make a lot of teapots these days , in my Bridges Pottery line , but I have made a lot of them over the . years There is a mass of great information , videos , diagrams , photos , descriptions and lesson plans about teapots . I couldn't begin to put it all together but here is a start for those of you that are interested in giving it a . shot Lets start with the fun stuff . http : teapotsteapotsteapots.blogspot.com basic lesson