Recent Porcelain

A selection of my most recent porcelain work, prior to bisque firing.

Baking dishes, wheel-thrown and altered.

A "fruit bowl" or centerpiece.

Some lidded jars with touches of my own gothic leaf motif, not unlike that seen on my guitars.

Some flower vases:

These and others will be fired, glazed, and fired again in the near future, so stay tuned.

Kiln Load for 12/13/12

These are a small selection of new pots from today's kiln load. Most are available in the gallery at Phoenix Fired Art, 1603 Main in Joplin, MO.

There were 9 pie plates in this kiln firing, but they're all spoken for. More of those on the way this next Monday and the following Thursday, the 20th.

Let's start with a selection of the mugs. These are porcelain and there were around 28 in this kiln and these are the glazes I used on them. I love porcelain, because the whiteness of the clay really makes translucent colors pop - $25 each.

A couple of the dozen or so cereal/soup bowls, also porcelain - $20 each:

A couple of the slightly larger serving bowls, stoneware - $35 each:

One of two serving dishes with lug handles - $35:

A beautiful porcelain vase - $30:

And perhaps my favorite piece out of this load, a lidded pasta jar - $48 each:

Again, these pieces and others are available directly from me or at Phoenix Fired Art in Joplin. More to come.

Pots To Look For

These pots were all thrown and trimmed this week. Look for these and others to come out of the next few glaze firings.

New porcelain production mug design:

Small stoneware covered casserole:

Medium stoneware covered casserole with knob:

Lidded jars and bottle:

Bottle:

Porcelain salsa bowls!

These are all currently drying, waiting to be bisque fired, then glazed and fired  again. Hopefully, these will all be fired by the 21st of this month.

New Goblets

Also from the last kiln load, these stoneware goblets available at Phoenix Fired Art, 1603 Main in Joplin, MO. Priced to sell at $25 each. (Note the shot glasses, $5 each.)

And here they were in progress. I was trying out a few different shapes and proportions to determine what looks and feels the best to me. The white and black areas are slips (liquid clays) that I often brush on as a base for glazing over. Note, too, the freshly thrown shot glasses in this photo.

You can see the two goblets that I'm getting ready to assemble in the bottom righthand corner. I usually throw goblets in two pieces like this and join them once they reach the leatherhard stage.

Medium Covered Casseroles

Freshly trimmed and handled, drying before being bisque fired. Once bisque fired, they're glazed and fired again to a much hotter temperature.

And here are a couple after the glaze firing.

This next covered casserole is currently available in the gallery at Phoenix Fired Art, downtown Joplin at 1603 Main.

On a related note, this next "uncovered" casserole or serving dish is also available at Phoenix.

Currently, my medium covered casseroles sell for $60 and the serving dishes with lug-handles sell for $35. Again, all are dishwasher and microwave safe.

Newest Pie Plates

These just came out of the kiln on 12/06/12. Cone 10 stoneware, dishwasher and microwave safe.

Porcelain

Porcelain mug and bowl production on a Saturday afternoon.

This porcelain clay was fairly soft, so the bowls had to be left on the bats to stiffen up a bit before removing them to a wareboard.

The mugs in the background of this next shot are my standard shape, but porcelain lends itself nicely to more fluid forms. So, I threw a few that will probably become part of my standard production as well. I'll now add handles to these and let them dry fully before bisque firing, after which they can be glazed and fired in the glaze kiln next week. This batch of porcelain pots should be out of that kiln on December 13.