Kiln-Fired Glazed Pots - The Second Batch

The balance of my beginner class pots (12 of the 22 total) have been glazed and fired. This second batch isn't as impressive as the first. You can tell many are early ones, because the bottoms of the interiors haven't been smoothed out.

Unfortunately, I didn't record the names of the glazes used for the second batch aside from Blue Celadon and Nebula. The ones I like from this batch are the lighter speckled ones (off-white and light green). The outcome this time included a cracked pot and another with a chipped base. But these kinds of losses are part of the process too.

I'm now into my third week of a new-to-me intermediate course in which I'm learning to throw with the wheel set-up for left-handed throwing. Yes, it is different...the wheel rotates clockwise rather than counter-clockwise, and the roles my hands have are reversed. My focus now is on pulling the walls of the clay taller and thinner on each vessel I undertake. I'm also working on reducing the thickness/heft of the bases.

At this point, I have five pieces in progress. They have to be trimmed, fired, and glazed plus fired a second time. Then it's on to more wheel-throwing.

What I can say is that my efforts are improving...one step at a time!

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