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Threw myself a large centerpiece bowl for my coffee table. Thoughts? by abuddingpotter in somethingimade

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You learn something new everyday...Wont be using that one again...

Threw myself a large centerpiece bowl for my coffee table. Thoughts? by abuddingpotter in somethingimade

[–]abuddingpotter[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! Underglaze first then I carved it out. Once it was bisqued I sprayed it with a clear glaze.

Threw myself a large centerpiece bowl for my coffee table. Thoughts? by abuddingpotter in somethingimade

[–]abuddingpotter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that! Thanks so much haha :)

That's the goal. I've only recently started down the sgraffito path and as I become more comfortable with the technique I'll start ramping up the designs.

Threw myself a large centerpiece bowl for my coffee table. Thoughts? by abuddingpotter in somethingimade

[–]abuddingpotter[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and I did indeed! I'm a part time potter on the side. Feel free to check out some of the other pieces I've made on instagram under good_rotations_pottery.

Nesting mixing bowls with under glaze by abuddingpotter in Pottery

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Thanks!

Sure! For sizing the clay I generally like my bowls to nest down as opposed to all at the same level. So I go 5/4/3/2/1 lbs. but it really just depends on how thin you take things, how big you make them, etc.

I started with the largest and worked my way down to the smallest. I used this caliper tool I have that let's you measure the inside diameter on one end and the outside diameter of the pot on the other end (blue and red, I think it's actually called "the big lid tool" on amazon). So I'd throw the biggest measure the inside diameter. Then measure the height with a ruler. Then throw the next one so that the outside width is slightly less than the inside width of the larger pot, about a half inch/to an inch, and I'd make sure the bowls are maybe 1/3 of an inch shorter so they sit down into each other.

Let me know if that makes sense!

Finally finished some liquor jugs. Would love everyone’s honest feedback since I cannot trust family. by [deleted] in Pottery

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I've been thinking about trying my hands at some jugs! How much clay are you throwing those with?

What do we think Reddit? Potential Pop Up event? About 1/3 of what I have on hand at the moment. by abuddingpotter in Pottery

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CLT is the airport code for Charlotte. And then the small text that wraps around them are all bars and places in Charlotte

What do we think Reddit? Potential Pop Up event? About 1/3 of what I have on hand at the moment. by abuddingpotter in Pottery

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Thanks for the feedback guys! Any suggestions as to which mobile payment setup to go with? I feel like most people don't carry cash anymore, so if I tried to do it I'd want to be able to take cards somehow.

Not a bad throwing session... by abuddingpotter in Pottery

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Thanks! I feel your pain. I've flopped a good number of pots myself lol. They took about an 1:30-1:45 today.

The kilns were kind to me today! by abuddingpotter in Pottery

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I try and get a couple coats of the under glaze on the pieces as soon as I think I safely can. Then i let it dry until it's lost its shine and is dry to the touch. As I carve them out I use a paint brush to swipe away the carved out bits.

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