Slab, Slip and Micro Tools

Up until now, my favorite way to create with clay, was to use a pottery wheel.  Recently, however, I've been messing with a slab roller. I'm enjoying the pinch pot look that I can get on a large scale with the use of a slab of clay, a cloth lined bowl as a mold and a wooden spoon to dimple the surface. To create a contrast, I used about 5 coats of dark slip on the B-mix clay and the micro tools just make carving details fun. The bowl is 11 inches in diameter and still drying. Stay tuned for the finish.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the doodle is so delightful.....

Why is a scrap piece of paper or, in this case, an envelope destined for the recycle bin, so inspirational for doodling? I have a spiral notebook with a wonderful collection of blank, white paper.  You'd think that would be the best option to keep my ideas organized. That's the theory, but I think my ideas don't want to be organized. A nice sharp pencil with a scrap piece of paper during a snow storm named George, is the best for inspiration in my little world. And don't forget the comfy couch.

Upload, Update, Uptight!

Blogger is a never ending challenge for me, but I do love the archive of my work that I can create and so here I am. I was trying to Blog from my phone where most of my photos reside but Google made life difficult. I managed to move photos from phone to laptop without Google getting a hold of my album contents....so invasive of Google to hold photos hostage unless I use their app on my phone. Hence...Uptight in title. Upload...I did manage...yah me, and now for the update. The November Soup Bowl fundraiser was a great success. All 107 bowls were sold and they ran out of bowls before they ran out of soup! This was the 4th year it was held and I think that word finally got out about what a fun event it is. Every year people, tell me that the soup bowls are better than last years'. Personally, I get bowl blindness! After making 50 bowls for each event, I can't even tell. So I will take their word on that. Our new challenge is to make 150 bowls for next years event.Yikes! The Clay Class is not that large but I see how creative and skilled everyone is. I am sure we can do this. "Determination" is our middle name, and, to make sure, we are starting right now! And by the way, that's my new 34 oz. teapot. Happy New Year to all!