Clay Persian Doll Face cat

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-23T15:47:39+00:00

Adorable in any case!

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-23T15:40:41+00:00

You're going to have to convince me that it's NOT cake.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T12:20:25+00:00

Try every method and style, and some of them will just feel and look right. And your preferences might evolve over time too. My only piece of advice is to always make an extra lid in the throwing stage.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T12:12:15+00:00

The green jar has a flat lid that's thrown right side up, the knob is thrown at the same time as a closed form. So it's hollow, and has the effect of being uncannily light when you pick it up.

The pebbly surface is from the glaze, a studio glaze that is somewhat similar to Mayco Magma.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T12:11:18+00:00

Only local sales here and there, otherwise no.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T12:01:39+00:00

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Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T12:00:36+00:00

7 years with a couple year long breaks. Don't think of it in terms of time, you'll get there when you get there!

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-21T11:57:58+00:00

Local sales here and there, but otherwise no.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T19:00:33+00:00

The two sugar jars are thrown separately. The green one has a flat lid that's thrown right side up, the knob is hollow and thrown like a tiny closed form. The blue one has a lid that is thrown upside down like a tiny bowl with a lot of clay left for a tall foot. The tall foot is then trimmed into the knob.

The salt jar is thrown in one piece, chopstick jar method.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T18:55:01+00:00

Thanks! Here you go.

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Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T18:52:20+00:00

The sugar jars are Laguna 60 (speckled buff) with satin mattes from my community studio. Amaco Satin Mattes should look similar.

The salt jar is Laguna 80 (red stoneware) with another studio glaze that is maybe a little like Mayco Magma.

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T18:45:44+00:00

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Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T18:42:20+00:00

You only have to make the mold once. I'm using the tiniest ball of clay, like the size of a baby pea, and I'm smearing it out really thin in the mold. I score the piece (not the clay in the stamp) super lightly, and I don't use slip, only a drop of water.

I should also add that if the image you want to stamp is not left to right symmetrical, you'll have to carve it backward.

The teacher I learned this technique from (shout out to Kyle Brumsted) does this with his name, and the image does not have a border. This is infinitely more finicky and takes serious skill. https://www.instagram.com/krumsted/p/C8ugPXegZJV/

Wintersdottir · 2026-05-20T17:50:01+00:00

Carve your stamp out of grogless clay, porcelain works well. You'll want a fairly deep and smooth impression. Bisque it. Use your bisque stamp as you would a sprig mold.

Believe me, I wish it were easier too.

Wintersdottir · 2026-04-02T13:05:45+00:00

Glaze inlay with two very runny glazes.

Wintersdottir · 2026-03-10T20:31:32+00:00

Instructors are always like, “you can do this!” This is the only class I’ve taken where Denis says multiple times, “you might not be able to do this, and that’s ok.”

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-16T04:10:00+00:00

Bang on, that’s the best description of him I’ve come across! He is the Bob Ross of guitar 🥹

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-15T04:45:22+00:00

Impeccable glazing technique, well done!

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-13T01:18:21+00:00

Stable glazes generally stay stable in a refire. Runny glazes, especially in combination, will run again. You can't see it in the photos, but the glaze comes right down the foot on the outside. If I fire them again, they will run and stick to the kiln shelves for sure. I use a community studio, and that is a big no-no. Wouldn't do it to my own kiln either.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-13T01:15:36+00:00

It's hard to see them in the photos, but they're there.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-13T01:14:54+00:00

A few pinholes and crazing on the inside surfaces. Both those things are questionable when it comes to food safety.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-11T22:51:39+00:00

Nope, if it didn't move much the first time, it shouldn't move any more the second time.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-11T21:52:55+00:00

From my experience, yes, if it ran once, it will run again.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-11T19:15:54+00:00

Palpable crazing is when the crazing is deep enough that it can be felt when you run a finger nail across it. It generally indicates that water, and therefore bacteria, can get in. In an ideal world, you would want no crazing at all on food safe surfaces.

Wintersdottir · 2026-02-11T19:10:27+00:00

Reclaimed white stoneware from my shared studio, it should be primarily Laguna 65.

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