Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Bone dry pots are fragile but when packed in bubblewrap and in a box they'll survive, even a bike ride. At the beginning it's definitely cheaper to fire at your class. Just buying a (electric) kiln isn't enough - you'll need proper electrical installation as well.

Trying to figure out wha animal that is?

Not feline?

Otter?

Could be Otter family / ancestor?

Where did you learn? Books youtube?

Correcto.
It's on the company site now so guess it's fair game. ''Tis for a National Trust project and is indeed an otter. It's about 3.5ft tall, I never remember to take decent hi res of the detail on these projects but such is life. Pretty pleased with it although can't take credit as I just work there lol.

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Very cool

That looks amazing. Really like the copper look and the way the reflections are "pixellated".

Can't decide what this is yet; vase or teapot???

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so nice to see!

Cheers Hoefla :)

An urn

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Another angle

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Sorting through my wood stash today, for a new piece to carve..

Great shape! Got any pics of it fired?

And glazed

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Nice!

I've been ripping off a Ashraf Hanna piece. Sadly it's not the same clay. The other side looks better it's got a big indent in it

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Fired and glazed. Really disappointed in the glazing. But it's done

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Welcome to the wonderful world of pottery. So many things that can go either way - a successful pot at the end is always the result of several lucky turns. The form is great though, even if you don't like how the glaze turned out, so you've learned from it.

So frustrating. Glazing is such a minefield. Unfortunately the glazes we have at our class are particularly varied.

Playing with the pulse settings on my new TIG machine... fuck yeah. Time to order some tubes I think.

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I wondered if anyone would be interested in an electric wheel? It's one of those: http://www.gladstoneengineering.com/products/potterswheels-4/potterswheels%28electric%29-1/g37gladstone%22knightsbridge%22wheel-35/
Pm me if interested.

Edit: It's 6 years old and I'd like £450 for it.

If you had said £150 I would have been all over this.

Ebay is the answer

Yup I guess. Just thought I'll ask here first ;)