Monday, May 7, 2012

Pottery!

8 inch tall canister (I'm guessing the height)
It has been quite a while since I last posted on here. And it's not because I haven't had anything exciting to share. Although, I do have lots of NOT exciting things in my life...like cleaning the house, and commuting 35 minutes to and back from work each day. But there has been a lot of interesting, challenging and exciting stuff, which I may get around to sharing sometime. One particular subject that has occupied quite a bit of my time this year is pottery. I've been teaching pottery for almost two years now at the high school where I work. And this semester I decided to take a pottery class at the community college where Jed is taking prerequisites to become a physician's assistant (will have to explain how this came to be in a different post). As far as the pottery class is concerned--I've LOVED it!! Learned a lot. And am getting better! This post is so I can share some of the pots I've made over the last year. Let me know what you think!



Our composting container...10 inches tall?



Mugs!

The lighting doesn't do this glaze justice...I love the yellow ochre mixed with greens and blues (4 inches?)

Medium/Large serving bowl...12 inch diameter?

Bottle Vase...8-9 inches tall

My first lidded casserole dish (about 11 inches by 8 inches)




I gave this to my sister, it turned out quite large...she baked a cheesecake in it! (seen as wet clay)

First teapot ever! (unfired wet clay in photo)



I loved the way the two glazes interacted here (abt 6 inch diameter, 3 inches deep)



7 inch diameter/4 inches deep?

Loved the glazes on the inside of the bowl!

Serving bowl...10 inch diameter/5 inches deep


Hand-built Vase...I had a ton of fun w/ the texture...12 inches tall?


I have two of these bowls (large/medium stackable serving bowls)

Very large serving bowl...13-14 inch diameter & 6-7 inches deep?

The glazes remind me a of a patchwork quilt.

Large platter...14+ inch diameter

These glazes looked like layered mountains against a starry night.

Large platter...14+ inch diameter

Medium--sized serving bowl...8-9 inch diameter

I made a set of 4 small tea cups...4 inches tall?

Small-lidded canister...6+ inches tall?




My signature and stamp

Small serving dish/bowl with handles...5 inches tall


Small bowl...5 inch diameter, 3 inches deep



Set of small bowls...6 inch diameter & 3.5 inches deep

Container for counter storage...about 10+ inches tall?

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6 comments:

  1. TrinaMay 8, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    Amy! This pottery is beautiful and amazing! So glad you shared it with us. I would definitely be interested in buying something...if anything were for sale.I especially like the small lidded canister and the very large serving bowl!

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  2. Jeff BalooMay 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    Wow Amy! Amazing work! I'm in agreement with your friend Trina, if you are willing to sell, I'm interested in purchasing:) I'm going to share this with my wife. She's gonna love it too! My favorite is the glazed dish in the image of layered mountains with the stary background. I hope you continue to share your work and best wishes to you and Jed on the creation of your Zion!

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  3. BrittanyMay 8, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    WOW, beautiful! That's a lot of work and you made SO MUCH, thanks for sharing! Everything is spectacular!

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  4. Emily GMay 8, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Geez louise.....beautiful. Beautiful beautiful. Let us know if you get interested in selling some. I would to save up money to purchase your handiwork.

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  5. UnknownMay 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    I love your pottery! I can't wait for you to come visit Albuquerque so I can see your cute face again :)

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  6. Amy, a farmer's wifeMay 8, 2012 at 6:55 PM

    Thanks for the support! And I would definitely be interested in selling my work. And doing commissioned work. So hit me up sometime (facebook or email).

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