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Friday 19 April 2013

More pottery

I really haven't forgotten about posting, but sometimes life gets in the way and other things take over for a while. Nothing unpleasant, but there just wasn't any time left for minis. Weeeell, except for a visit to the show in Apeldoorn, where I bought some tools. A milling/drilling machine and a 'preeg' set from Tine Krijnen for tooling/decorating leather for books or a leather inset in a desk. I'm still experimenting and will post if and when I have something to show you!

In the meantime I have had a very productive run of making more pots!
This is what it looked like when I left the pottery class and I can tell you I was really pleased with the results, even though it doesn't look like much yet.
That still looks pretty messy, and as I filled the moulds again just before I left, these pots had to stay in the mould overnight.  After some serious cleaning up I now have these ready for the bisque firing.
With all the bits of clay coming off the moulds I made a few more plates, but they aren't out of the mould just yet.  The open bowl was originally the same as the one on the right of it, but on the edge of the pot it was too thin, and so I have the makings of a fruit bowl as well as the vase!  I'm still trying to decide whether to stay with blue and white or experiment a bit with other colours...

Happy mini-time!
Idske

15 comments:

  1. Dear Idske,
    What a nice and perfect pottery !! I'm curious to the end result.
    Hugs Dorien

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  2. Hi Idske! Your pots are so tiny and so beautifully made. You are very talented! As for the colour, I would do a collection of blue and white. You could also look through books and magazines to see what other colour scheme you could try for the next batch.

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  3. Hoi Idske, je post brengt mooie herinneringen terug aan mijn opleiding; wat zou ik het heerlijk vinden om op deze manier weer eens met klei te kunnen werken. De gegoten vaasjes zien er heel mooi uit. Ben erg benieuwd hoe je ze gaat decoreren. Maak je je ook wel eens potjes op de draaischijf?

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  4. Hoi Liduina, all these have been thrown on the wheel on top of a cone, but as solid pots. This makes them much easier to handle when making a mould. I have also made 'proper' wheel thrown pots, but they tend to be a bit too heavy for 1/12th scale. The ones from the moulds weigh a few grams after firing! I'll keep trying though!

    Idske

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  5. Idske, wat fijn om weer eens wat werk van jou te zien. Deze potjes zien er in elk geval piekfijn uit! Misschien dat je toch weer blauw wit kunt proberen? Ik vond de tegeltjes van je give away erg mooi.
    Een heel fijn weekend gewenst! Liefs, Ilona

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  6. Any chance of a photo showing you making the pots on a wheel. I'd love to see how it is done.

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    1. Hi Annie, there's one that Yolande took in the 12 September 2012 post. Shows clearly how messy it is!

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  7. Those are some really lovely shaped pots! I would be itching to start experimenting with colour. Maybe a few is blue and white and a few in colour ;-)

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  8. Your pots are fantastic. I'm curious to see them colored.
    Bye, Faby

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  9. Es un trabajo muy delicado, el resultado es sensacional
    Un abrazo

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  10. I think that your pots are very pretty and they have very nice shapes to them too. I am sure that whatever color you make them will just make them even more beautiful. I suppose too that the color would depend on if they were made for yourself and destined for a particular room or to be for sale or as a gift for others. Things to be considered. Good work!

    elizabeth

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  11. Those are so very lovely. I'm fond of citrus colors right. I wish that there were some where near me that offered mini pottery classes, it looks like a lot fun. I look forward to seeing more.

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  12. dat ziet er weer gaaf uit, Idske! ik ben niet de persoon om te adviseren over kleur, want ik ben een sucker voor blauw/wit.
    maar ik ben ervan overtuigd dat elke kleur die je aanpakt, mooi zal zijn.
    groetjes,
    Gee

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  13. Son muy bonitas las ceramicas que haz hecho te quedaron autenticas, un saludo Adriana.

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  14. Lovely! I have nominated you for a prize! You can pick it up from my blog!

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