First Bisque Firing

I have access to an electric kiln. Until now, I've been firing my pieces at the local pottery store. This should save me time and money.

This is a look inside. In case that I do something wrong, I loaded it with a few pieces.

Sake Bottle Bud Vases

Here are some more bud vases inspired by Japanese’s sake bottles. Please let me know your thoughts by giving your reaction below.

Wine Bottle Coaster

The idea for my wine bottle coaster came out of my experimentation with throwing one ceramic form within another. The goal was to create the inside different from the outside.

With this design, the inner form is a cylinder to hold the wine bottle while creating a nice architectural outer form.

Bud Vases

Here are a few pieces from my latest firing. Most of the shapes were inspired from Japanese’s sake bottles.

I used traditional Japanese’s method called throwing off the hump, were a large lump of clay is used to throw multiple pieces. Because you don't need to attach and center a lump of clay for each piece, it is a quick way to work.

As a throwing aid, I used a throwing stick. This is used as an extension of your hand enabling the potter to reach inside of smaller pieces where a hand would not fit.