Take a rest

A spoon rest, that is. This is a simple pattern that I saw at another potter's studio and figured out how to make on my own. I did 12 before I felt like I had it down pat. The 8 below were all made of white clay.

L: Grape jelly surrounded by yellow - a "custom order" by my sister. This was the first one I made.





R: Forest satin. I disliked the matte finish, so over-glazed it with a clear coat after this photo.

L: Textured kiwi. I love this color. It will be a gift, along with the matching pitcher.




R: Blue rutile, painted on too thin, leaving this olive green color with hints of brown.






L: A new color for me, "Ironstone," with the rim painted in "Saturation Gold." I am still figuring out what to expect from these glazes.







R: "Textured Navy" and white. I was aiming for that feathered edge.


L: Chun plum. I can always count on this glaze to cooperate.










R: Seaweed and white. I was hoping for more feathering here.




After several problems (the rim of the ironstone rest is not right, the green/white and blue/white ones are too small at 4" diameter, and several of them are warped) I felt like I had worked through most of my troubles. Here are my last four attempts, all on brown clay.

Light green shino
The only spoon rest which cracked.

Sunrise shino
This rim got weak and sagged a bit.

Goldenrod shino
Very reliable and quickly becoming a favorite
Size and shape is perfect

Blue rutile
Finally, the color I wanted!
This one's all mine.