Peggy demonstrates making a cylinder.Most of my shy coworkers didn't want their faces posted on the Internet, but I do have some shots of their hands in clay.
Ready to throw
Opening the form
Pulling the wall
Shaping a bowl
Concentration
"Oops!"
"Oops!"
"It's organic!"And here are their creations:
Leather hard, ready to trim
Bisque firedWe came back another night for the next step, glazing. We had the choice of paint-on glazes,
or dipping our pieces.
Glazed pots await the final firing.
Completed work
Way to go, guys! You are all very artistic!
4 comments:
Wow, your crew did a great job for beginners. Even their glazing work came out well. I love the blue glaze - what's the name of that one?
Beth in NYC
I wish my Boss would do something fun like this. Everyone did a good job.
Beth, that dark, cobalt blue is a dipping glaze called Midnight Blue. I like it, too, and used it on some of my earliest pieces.
Lisa: We do an annual party of some sort for Christmas (this year, it was bowling) but this was extra fun because it was for no particular reason. We are a small shop - 2 vets and 7 staff - so things like this are pretty easy to pull off.
Way to go! What a great party idea; and it looks like everyone who participated is quite the artist. I know my adult son and daughter have done quite a bit of ceramics, and have always enjoyed their creations. I have several of them here in my home. Maybe some day I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing your fun party, Kat Doc!
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