Rike's Journal

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There is a little pottery store around the corner from the office, that offers lessons and the opportunity to rent a potters wheel. I took a few lessons in December and it was fun enough that I went back for more.

These two were the best from the lessons. It doesn't show well in the pictures but they are small and very thick walled. Still pretty though.



When I went back and rented time on a wheel, I got to play with other kinds of clay. As you can see, getting an even shape is not all that easy.




This one is the first one, where I finally figured out how to make an even, relatively thin-walled bowl. It's actually almost twice as big as the others. I'm not quite happy with the glaze. It was supposed to be clear and let the colour of the clay shine through, but I must have applied it too thickly, hence the whiteness.



This one is my favorite. I like the unevenness here and I think the colour of the glaze is gorgous on the black clay. Next time I just have to make it bigger. This one is only a small tea cup.