Sister Knows Best

My little sister, the genius she is, told me I should start a blog about my success and failures in the ceramic arts.  So, here I am, doing my very first post.

This little bowl was my first successful attempt at throwing something on the wheel.  By successful I mean that I was able to center and open it without it collapsing.  I'm very proud of this little bowl, although it turned out more like a saki or espresso cup, standing no more then 5cm tall with a 3cm radius.

After I pulled it off the wheel, it went into a wet box for a week then I trimmed a foot into its base. I used a jade blue dipping glaze for the top half, natural gloss for the bottom half, and a puddle of obsidian on the inside center.  The clay was a mix of white clay and terracotta.