I sorta vaguely know about wheel-sculpting but ive only ever done hand scultping meself. Its fun! I made a sort of Venus di Milo with an apple for a head, once.
― thanks to denial, I'm immortal! (Trayce), Sunday, 12 February 2012 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
My mum was a professional potter for most of my life, though she mostly teaches now.
― emil.y, Sunday, 12 February 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
okay so step one is you start out with a big block o clay. you take a garotte and use it to slice off a chunk. The heavier the clay the harder it is to shape and center so beginners tend to stick with between 1 1/2 and 2 pounds. Serious potters can take a ten pound hunk of clay or more. I max out around five pounds. Once you get the hunk out, you need to reshape it into a globe, both to handle it better and to get all the air bubbles (which can disfigure the final piece). There's a process of kneading and reshaping called wedging that takes like three to five minutes per chunk. When you throw clay, you're likely to fuck up so you wanna have a few of these globes of clay to work with so you don't have to stop and clean up and re-wedge. So you start out by chopping off these chunks of clay, wedging them and chucking them into a plastic bag so they don't dry out... the clay should be soft and slightly wet to the touch but not goopy and not hard as say, meat.
There's several types of clay you can use and the main difference from a beginners standpoint is how much sand or grog there is in the clay. The more particulate, the easier it is to give the piece body. Porcelain has less grog and is like sculpting with cream cheese. Stoneware, which I use, has solid body. Later on, the type of clay you use affects what colors you can get from glazes and other stuff. Chances are, you'll start with stoneware.
Later: Approaching the wheel
― little clouds of citrus spritz as i peel (forksclovetofu), Monday, 13 February 2012 05:53 (twelve years ago) link
guys, i'm picking up TWENTY SEVEN PIECES on Saturdayand a few of my stuff made th' wall of fame!http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.htmlthis is me, i'm pretty proud. Should be about a foot tall?http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html%2324
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
ah well.This is the one i meant.http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#24
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
also this teacuphttp://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#17
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
i also wanna hear about emily's mum.
nice work!!
― neutral sequence for flute (blank), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
thanks!my ex, who i still do pottery with, did some AMAZING stuff:
http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#31http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#4http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#27http://web.me.com/nynjaca/nynjceramics/academy_students/Pages/student_work_w_12.html#36
― Lil T the Bowed Jet (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
i will be posting ten gazillion pictures in here over the weekend fo sho
and yet, still no lionel ritchie head...
nice work forks!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
love those colors
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 30 March 2012 16:59 (twelve years ago) link
my ex, who i still do pottery with
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_a3QgRpt7bUM/S6DmKUobWiI/AAAAAAAABJI/PouVYOptuMA/s400/ghost-pottery-wheel.jpg
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
hey, what movie is that?
― 1 week to "Charles Dingus" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
please tell me you're joking forks
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
as a person who does pottery i have never heard of such a movie
― 1 week to "Charles Dingus" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
"Ghost" starring patrick swayze and demi moore
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27y6yrLhG1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
192 stoneware.Reduction firing. Davis Shino glaze on body. Davis Red Shino glaze on handle.4 inches tall. About 4 inches wide at lip, 6 1/2 wide with handle.
This is one in an ongoing series of attempts to make a working stein. The bumpy "crawling" texture is a hallmark of the Shino glazes ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shino_(glaze) ). They break up once they're applied to pottery and can lump up like acne or break apart like psoriasis. In any case, it's bad skin replicated as a covering on clay and that makes for some bizarre effects on something you're meant to drink out of. Thankfully the glaze "breaks" differently along edges; it runs off steep angles and leaves a rock-colored but smooth-to-the-touch finish.
Unfortunately, this cup got an extremely common bit of damage when throwing: the "s-crack". This happens when the clay at the bottom of a piece isn't properly compressed or there's water left in the bottom after you throw it; you end up with a serpentine or curved crack in the base of the pot. Some s-cracks don't penetrate all the way through and are simply cosmetic flaws that are more or less sealed during glazing and some render a piece practically useless. This one is the latter; you can see daylight straight through. Ah well, back to the drawing board.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
;_;
pity about the s-crack, it's a great looking mug! and the glaze looks A+
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 9 April 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yjxdzAK1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
As an exercise this semester, I threw about eight teacups in succession that started out roughly 4 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches tall and then trimmed and glazed them drastically different. This is one of the more successful pieces in my opinion: it's eminently functional, the color is nice, the crackle in the glaze is pretty and the general construction looks almost factory built (which appeals to the perfectionist elements of my aesthetic).
182 white clay.Reduction. Blue Ying Ching glaze.3 3/4 inches wide at lip. About 2 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ykudSUq1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgAnother piece from my now-four-deep, faux-Japanese, green and white serving set. The exposed raw-clay dagger shapes are achieved by applying wax to the bisque-fired clay prior to glazing. The glaze runs off the wax and, after the piece is fired, the wax vaporizes to leave exposed stoneware.
192 stoneware.Reduction firing. Buttermilk glaze on interior. Randy's Oribe glaze on exterior.4 inches wide at lip. 3 1/4 inches tall.
I was particularly pleased by the spotting up by the rim with this piece; this is as refined as I've gotten this particular motif thus far.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
moved this outta 77 because i can't see if the images are lolhuge when i log out
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
also not especially 77'y.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ylrk5Pg1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
Process here was that I took a teacup, then painted the entire exterior with black "slip", which is a liquid colored clay with the consistency of thick syrup. Once it dries, you can treat it the same way as you would the clay body and once the pot is fired, it bonds permanently. Having applied the slip, I went in with a wire tool and carefully crosshatched out tiny strips of slip, exposing the white clay beneath. After it bisque fired (that's where you take the wet clay and bake it so that it turns into porous pottery, like a rough flowerpot), I dipped the entire thing in a glaze called Ox Blood that tends to leave the surface translucent and jadelike so that the cup is smooth to the touch. Kinda proud of the end result.
182 white clay with black slip cover.Oxidation firing. Ox Blood glaze.4 inches wide at lip. 2 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ymxcjgj1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
I painted the rim with black "slip", a liquid colored clay, and carved wormlike gouges out of the body. I like the way the black slip and the blue glaze play off each other.
182 white clay with black slip on rim.Reduction. Blue Ying Ching glaze.3 3/4 inches wide at lip. About 2 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yorKCBx1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
192 stoneware.Reduction. Charlie D Black glaze on interior and lip. Norton Red glaze on exterior.4 inches wide at lip. 3 inches tall.
This flowerpot mushroomed out a bit and is notably less clean looking in person. The inside got sanguine from the incisions at the bottom. Don't really think I needed to wax those irrigation holes; will avoid doing that in the future.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ypzAtso1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
So when you fire "Ox Blood" glaze under a level of heat and intensity known as oxidation, it comes out translucent. Fire it at a higher rate called "reduction" and it turns shiny apple red. Yellow Salt "breaks" in such a way that it tends to leave a tan line across a raised surface so I wanted to use it on a piece with a great deal of carved striation.
182 white clay.Reduction. Yellow Salt glaze. Ox Blood glaze accents.4 inches wide at lip. About 3 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yraePWz1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
Here's a case where an accident turned out to produce one of my favorite pots: when you are trimming your pieces to remove excess clay, the potter affixes the pot to the spinning wheel head and then judiciously carves off unwanted thickness. Sometimes the pot can come off the wheel head and when it does the pot is generally destroyed. That's what happened with this piece, but it was salvageable to the extent that one side was mashed completely flat. I took a wooden paddle to the other sides to flatten them out in the same way and the pot was thankfully thick enough that it didn't break apart. It fired up pleasingly square and in one piece.
182 white clay.Reduction. Academy Mix glaze. Yellow Salt glaze accents.4 inches wide by 3 inches wide. 2 1/2 inches tall.
The depth of the Academy Mix glaze in reduction is really interesting; there's brown and black and cranberry and orange in there. The foamy wash of Yellow Salt on either side of this square little sugarbowl was applied by Robin; the effect is really quite pretty.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ysi3USn1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
The Candace Oil Spot glaze in oxidation fires up shiny and, well, oil spotted. If, after you put the glaze on, you paint over the top with a cover glaze, you can get some neat effects. I gave the exterior a thin coat of Harding cover and, under direct light, it filled in the space between the oil spots to make it look almost cheetah-ish. Bear in mind that when it's _not_ under direct light, it just looks black. It's a cool effect.
182 white clay.Oxidation. Candace Black Oil Spot glaze with Harding cover.4 inches wide at lip. 2 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ytnSDrp1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgThis knobby little vase was first dipped in a blue glaze and then had a white glaze ladled over it.
192 stoneware.Oxidation. Lapis Blue glaze accented with Mamo White glaze drizzle.3 1/4 inches wide, 1 3/4 inch wide at lip. 3 3/4 inches tall.
The interactions of the glazes when they touch varies widely and intensely depending on the temperature the pottery is fired and the composition of the glaze. It can be violent or pretty and either destroy or make a piece complete. Better living through chemistry!
omg forks, these are fantastic
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
thank ye! they're all less interesting in person.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
pretty doubtful!
I love the ox blood glaze upthread, such a great color
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Wow forks, you've got some really good work here.
― emil.y, Monday, 9 April 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
appreciated! guess I'll go ahead and throw em all up.http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yudNwxd1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgThe white smudges on this vase are dollops of slip (liquid clay) daubed on prior to the first firing.
182 white clay.Oxidation. Ox Blood glaze.3 3/4 inches wide at rim, 2 1/3 inches wide at lip. About 3 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yv9kUyK1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgMy first go at a candlestick. The glaze gave it a hammered bronze look and dulled some of the too-sharp division lines. The interior is hollow, so I guess you could use this as a very odd cup if you wanted?
192 stoneware.Reduction. Dolly's Hotel Russian Shino glaze.3 3/4 inches wide at base, 1 inch wide at lip. 3 3/4 inches tall.
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yw4sMmH1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgThis is my second go with this particular color combination and I don't think it was as successful as a similar, smaller piece I did before.
192 stoneware.Reduction. Shaner Gold glaze oninterior and top exterior. Glick Red glaze on exterior.6 inches at widest point, 4 1/4 inches at lip, about 4 inches at foot. About 3 3/4 inches tall.
The Shaner Gold and Glick Red can overlap to create a dark stripe where they meet; I was hoping for something more cleanly delineated.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27yxmnSEr1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgRustic. I like the throwing of the piece but the glazing didn't really reflect what I had in mind.
182 white clay.Oxidation. Hamada Green glaze with Iron Oxide underglaze.5 1/2 inches wide at lip, 3 1/2 inches wide at foot. 3 1/4 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27z3xKKOP1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgPlaying with profiles. This pot has a heavy and thick base; would counterbalance any heavyweight arrangements easily enough.
192 stoneware.Oxidation. Potter's Turquoise glaze on interior and top exterior. Lapis Blue glaze on exterior.About 3 1/4 inches wide at lip. 4 3/4 inches tall.
I was enjoying the pics on your tumblr but a little more info is nice. Off to a fine start forks! You've made leaps and bounds since the first semester work. kudos.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 April 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks man! I'm starting again on Thursday; really wanna do some big bowls and focus on strong pieces as opposed to a gazillion works like I did this last semester.
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zbjUvgL1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
This vase was striped with white slip but the density of color on the glaze obscured it entirely. Blue Chun on these taller pieces can, weirdly, produce an odd bubbling that doesn't much change the look but does leave it pockmarked to the touch. You can pick out those rough spots in the photo if you try.
182 stoneware.Reduction. Blue Chun glaze.About 4 3/4 inches at rim, about 3 inches at base. About 5 1/2 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zczxb9v1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
That "Y" motif" in this flowerpot is one that I am continuing to experiment with as a quick shorthand for growth. Less is more in carving sometimes.
192 stoneware.Oxidation. Reitz Green glaze.About 4 inches wide. 4 1/2 inches tall.
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zepDXKr1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgWhen you throw, your hands tend to naturally suggest certain shapes. This bottom-heavy diamond shaped is one I keep finding on my wheel. Accentuating the fold in on the upper lip is one way of making it more aesthetically pleasing and challenging for me.
182 stoneware.Reduction. Peachbloom glaze.About 5 1/2 inches at widest point. 4 1/4 inches wide at lip. 3 3/4 inches tall.
Peachbloom lays on a muted, strawberry skin with a healthy glow; it's a warm and organic looking glaze.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zfkuk241qzyx8yo1_500.jpgThe shino overglaze here runs like sargasso for an feathery, liquid effect.
I painted the overglaze on in a uniform pattern around the bottom of the vase but it fired a little different all over. Some of the accents look a bit like Irish Setters... or is that just me? Lots of Rorschach at play here, no doubt.
192 stoneware.Oxidation. Ox Blood glaze with Shino overglaze.About 5 inches wide at rim, 3 3/4 inches wide at rim. About 3 3/4 inches tall.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zg8q4lb1qzyx8yo1_500.jpgMy very first plate!
192 stoneware.Reduction. Seacrest Celadon glaze with iron oxide concentric circles.8 inches wide at rim. 1 inch tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27zgtF2141qzyx8yo1_500.jpgThis was the first class that I threw white clay; it's all been stoneware till now. Stoneware has more sand in the clay and, though it holds a shape under greater pressure, it can be a real pain to center and to mold. White clay relaxes and moves around easier but can collapse under its own weight. It also holds a glaze differently.
182 white clay.Reduction. Civil War glaze.About 5 1/2 inches wide at rim, about 3 1/3 inches wide at base. About 2 3/4 inches tall.
Civil War's lavender pastels are just this side of easter egg, but I find them awful pretty.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27ziaCcar1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg
This is my third try at a "desert bowl": a piece that's meant to look as if it were made of scorched earth, sand and blood.
192 stoneware.Reduction. Davis Red Shino glaze on interior. Shaner Gold glaze on exterior. Ox Blood glaze accents and rim.About 6 inches wide at rim, 3 1/4 inches wide at foot. 3 inches tall.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 April 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
I think doing a million pieces when you're still learning is the way to go. It really shows in the consistency of shape and glaze finish you've achieved.
Im excited to see what you can do with some larger work too.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 April 2012 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
ooh - really like the green vase with the Y.
Yeah, I love the carving work you've done in some of these, I think that really brings it up an extra level.
― emil.y, Monday, 9 April 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Stick to the brief ya morons!
― ledge, Sunday, 28 February 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
Shock double booting though, imo.
― emil.y, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
lol, every time anyone ever does this on a reality show I always cringe. Moron, do you not watch the shows? Don't you know how this turns out?
or the equally stupid "I've never tried this before but I feel like it's worth a shot." It's not! You're on international television! Practice first!
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
Agh spoilers! hidden tag! not on the t0rr3ntz yet!
sorry! I didn't say who got booted though...
― ledge, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:05 (three years ago) link
Oh shit, I'll edit that into hidden now.
― emil.y, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
it's okay it's okay
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:07 (three years ago) link
I do think that sometimes the line between "innovated within the brief" and "didn't stick to the brief" is blurry. But then there are other times when it's pretty clear that the brief has been completely missed or ignored (hi certain people on Blown Away).
― emil.y, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link
it was a bit brutal and the people will be missed
but it also felt a bit lazy
― koogs, Sunday, 28 February 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
slow work these days. here's a few things in process or done. let me know if better pics would be welcome.
http://i.imgur.com/29cYbvb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KXRtp2A.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TfYPRN2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MLOiy4u.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AD0qNzd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GUXKIx0.jpgthis last one stands about a foot and a half tall and the glazing is taking forever.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 July 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
and a few more, including the kiln god vase mentioned upthread
http://i.imgur.com/u43B7gZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3NRoA6t.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t7sxFBX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8frW9VU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cTlJcMP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xtrahKo.jpg
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 July 2021 18:05 (two years ago) link
In the 4th and 5th photos posted today, are those two separate pieces that fit together or is it all one piece with two separate glazes/finishes.
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Monday, 12 July 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
two separate pieces joined. it's part of a series of work i'm doing with my friend/collaborator about communities where two pieces are fused into one to support each other structurally and aesthetically. the dancing/loving vases directly above are part of the same project and the first post of a clown shoe shape has a mate of the same size and design that will support from below.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 July 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
Cool stuff.
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Monday, 12 July 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link
much obliged
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 July 2021 20:07 (two years ago) link
hey forks do you sell your stuff? i really love your style!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 12 July 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
Thanks! I don't sell as a rule so much but make me an offer and a request via ilxmail and i can see about making you a thing? Be warned I am slow!
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 July 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link
several in progress pieces, many collabos
http://i.imgur.com/IXcIWiN.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xxdLsgp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/teZz0AL.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EtfI4CH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fXMhxG9.jpg
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 24 October 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
Wow! That is trippy stuff. I took a beginner wheel class this summer and made one basic thing (a plant pot) but the idea of keeping on with making pottery was extremely tempting! But I think I would be boring and conventional and make, like dishes...your work is much more interesting.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Sunday, 24 October 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
well i hardly STARTED there, you can scroll up to the top of the thread and see my boring and conventional work up there! it takes everyone time to progress from basic forms and decoration into their own voice. I strongly recommend you keep with it; it's been a real life saver for me.
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 24 October 2021 16:03 (two years ago) link
New episodes of Pottery Throwdown tomorrow
― koogs, Saturday, 1 January 2022 23:06 (two years ago) link
Pottery Throwdown. AJ's orange sponge walkman earphones, are they functional or decoration? looks like the leads come down and join in the middle with something ornamental there.
― koogs, Monday, 7 February 2022 16:52 (two years ago) link
hahaha i have been asking myself that same question. they could be some sort of retro-enabled bluetooth thing but the fact that they are totally clean and have no clay on them leads me to think they are an affectation.
They are really fun potters by the way!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 7 February 2022 16:55 (two years ago) link
the ornamental thing looks like a tiny silver hammer. i've seen iron mongers wear something similar, like a thor's hammer (below), but this is a more modern shape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B6lnir
― koogs, Monday, 7 February 2022 17:00 (two years ago) link
Might be headphones to block out noise/distraction? I love AJ - in the beginning they were my favourite person but not my favourite potter, but the last couple of shows they have done amazing work.
― emil.y, Monday, 7 February 2022 17:05 (two years ago) link
to further my point: if you wear headphones when you throw, you are going to get clay on them. those little foam earpieces are a magnet.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 7 February 2022 17:12 (two years ago) link
been out here making stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01zbTjxDWM
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 September 2022 04:38 (one year ago) link
Gorgeous, forks!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 16 September 2022 13:29 (one year ago) link
thanks! just joined a new studio and am pumping out work to try to get my hands moving again. feels good man.
here's a short stack of a few more.
http://i.imgur.com/TlWq00b.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/zbNnJvY.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/vgkwHYv.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/3ryuC4C.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/NK5Ngjj.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/3Xo7yZe.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/tYOJi9r.jpeghttp://i.imgur.com/PaWM8uE.jpeg
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 September 2022 15:58 (one year ago) link
Really like the third one.
― Abel Ferrara hard-sci-fi elevator pitch (PBKR), Friday, 16 September 2022 17:15 (one year ago) link
The phlegmy amoeba? Thanks!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 September 2022 22:33 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y65PB9PTN84unsure if shorts embed, testing
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:09 (one year ago) link
Right, well that's a new collaboration with a friend: he on sculpting and me on surface. Will revisit when it's out of the bisque kiln and ready for glazing.
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
And another, this one also sculpted by the same friend but out of bisque and freshly underglazed to emphasize carved textures. Next step is glazing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABX-hW8Oz_g
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:13 (one year ago) link
Last finished piece of the year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sosBn6wbcRM
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link