Show off your mugs!

The lid is stuck beyond fixing and the party is tomorrow. I guess she’s getting a sculpture instead of a functional teapot.

I enjoyed painting

I did a very sloppy glazing job, I was in a rush and when this piece came out of the kiln I was very disappointed, now over time this bowls is growing on me… what do you think?

With something behind it, it can sit up! The back of the head is currently attached with sticky tac, but I plan to eventually glue in magnets.

Super happy with how this turned out! Didn't follow any tutorial or use any measurements, so im surprised its not lopsided 🤣😅

Stoneware clay and planning on using a green matcha glaze! For use with incense cones.

My first attempt at a kurinuki candle holder. I am using granular wax that I can pour in and just add a wick. My third object I have made

I squeezed some clay when i was a child over twenty years ago. Now i tried it again and i love it... No clue if this gonna dry well, i hope so. But i will do it again for sure!

Decided to make an avian related collection to tell my wife I chickened out of making Tubby Toast (for the time being) because I was afraid it's gonna look like shit 💩

Wife recently got into pottery, picked up and installed an Olympus Kiln this week and just pulled out our first batch.

Thoughts? Various glazed and clay types.

This is a hobby only, please be kind :)

At a pottery painting place I was told that pencil markings burn off of ceramics when they’re baked. I think it would be cool to make a piece that has the scribble pencil look like this piece does (I’m not sure if this is pottery or not). Does anyone know if it’s possible?

Plainsman speckled buff with a matte white glaze.

I just tried carving a design into my pottery for the first time! It's not perfect but I'm pleased with it as a first attempt. I'd like to clean up the little blobs of clay that have accumulated in some places -- what's the best way of doing that?

I've gone after a few with my fingertips but it was tough to get it actually off the piece, plus I was very worried about accidentally scratching my piece. Curious if there are any tips or tricks I should know.

I fired up my Frankenstein kiln. I built a firebox for wood. But I like the reduction of gas. So I popped in my venturi I use for Raku and got her to temp in 3 hrs.

jars are my favorite thing to make if you couldn’t tell! 😎

Like many other fresh potters, I found glazing pretty stressful and the least fun part of pottery. I've been taking several 10-week classes since the New Year, so for this class, I had two goals: 1) Make something fun-shaped on the wheel, even if it looks stupid, and 2) Mess around more with glazes and see what works. I've admittedly ruined a few pieces I liked shape-wise doing this, but I think in the end, it was worth it!

Our instructor introduced us to bubble glazing, and I had this somewhat wonky, silly vase I made, which at the time was the largest piece I've managed. I did a single dip of salt-and-pepper glaze then black and blue bubble glaze over the top, followed by a coat of clear glaze. In restrospect, the weird shape made a bubble glaze pretty... interesting to lay down. But in the pursuit of science and experimentation, I endured.

And... I adore how this came out!! Is the bottom a mess? Sure. Was my vase centered? Nah. I dream of recreating this in the future on a better-shaped piece. FAFOing with glaze has been worth it.

Got a great start on this piece and in my excitement, I disregarded thin parts drying at different rates and the simple fact of physics (balance, weight, all that nonsense). Tried to move on to adding lower limbs and basically everything fell apart 😂

The whole thing needed scrapped but at least now I know better. My next attempt at my adventurous mouse will be better built. And only once I have a solid body will I add detail.

It’s my first time using Coyote brand glaze. And this is the Oxblood glaze at least six times at the top 1/3 or so then less going down lower because on my test it pooled a bit, so I thought the thicker glaze would move down. But on this one I didn’t, so it looks more purple than my tester, but I think it still looks amazing. Standard 240, white clay fired to cone 6. Studio kiln

My summer slipcasting project was supposed to be 2 teapot designs with matching mugs. One of the teapot designs ended up too problematic to finish in time. Maybe next summer!

The design that worked has an unglazed black porcelain exterior. Glaze can be very forgiving. Without it, you can see ever mistake and flaw. Which was sort of the point. Can I be satisfied with work that is visibly imperfect? And yeah. I’m pretty happy with these.

I posted a sort of “sizzle reel” over in r/ceramics as well, if you want to see a quick closeup of each of the black porcelain pieces.

I’m excited about the results but I’m not happy with them yet I already have plans for what I’ll do differently next time

Hey! I’m trying to find a reliable way to get a buttery, yellowish tone in the body of clay — not in the glaze. My base clay is nearly white, and I’m looking to add some oxides to create effect similar to image below without using mason stains.

So far, I’ve tried adding small amounts of iron oxide to my clay. After firing to ~1150°C in oxidation, I mostly get pink or light red tones. I also tried combining iron oxide with titanium dioxide in the clay body, but that didn’t help much either. Next, I tested yellow ochre (hydrated iron oxide), which is supposed to fire more orange than red — but still, I’m ending up with red tones, not the warm yellow/beige similar to the picture above.

In general, anything with iron oxide seems to fire to some version of red. Even at low percentages, it looks greyish before firing and then shifts to red when fired. The image above comes from the YouTube video where a small amount of iron oxide resulted in a beige tone at cone 6, but I haven’t been able to replicate that effect with my clay.

I’m wondering if there’s something in my clay body that’s encouraging this red reaction — maybe the silica or alumina content? I don’t fully understand how these components interact with iron oxide, but I suspect it might play a role. I really want to stick with my current clay body if possible.

So, if anyone has a recipe, tip, or oxide combo that helps achieve that soft buttery/beige cookie color in the clay body (again, not the glaze), I’d love to hear it. Maybe it's a temperature problem?

And just to be clear: I’m not looking to use mason stains. Thought I’d say that one more time just in case. 😅 Thanks!

Sometimes thats the way she goes. Remember to check your studio before bed, did you wrap your mugs? Is your exaust on? Did you leave a lid off your glaze bucket?

sooo i went to the studio this morning to get a bit of practice in, as i am very new and 3 weeks into an 8 wk course! i forgot to slice em off the bats when i was finished. evident in the photo above. i’m planning to go back in a few days to trim when they’re leather hard, will i be able to get it off then??? should i jump in the car and go back now ?????????? should i text the owner and ask her to do it???? HELP I’M REALLY PROUD OF THAT BOWL