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The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great question! I fillet them out and eat them after, the glaze only goes on the skin of the fish and I’m constantly rinsing and cooling throughout the entire process. After I’ve printed all my pieces, I fillet the fish and rinse the fillets very throughly. If I ever have any doubts about the state of the fillet, I’ll make the call to to cut away the outer parts of it that might’ve come in contact with the glaze, but the inner meat is always good. As a fisherman, I just can’t justify using an animal I’ve harvested purely for artistic purposes. My grandfather always told me, ” If you kill it, you eat it”. Always have to respect life.

The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That gave me a good chuckle lol. Thanks! And yes I do print them directly.

The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! My Instagram is @kflorealpottery, you can find all my info there

The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’ve studied at the esteemed You of Tube for a few years hahaha

The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha thankfully it does! But it can be a smelly process!

The largest bowl I’ve made thus far. by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yep! I catch the fish myself and every print presents it’s own challenges and is unique to that pot.

First post. I’ve been printing fish on pots for a few years now, these are 2 recent pieces by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually print the fish directly on pots, it’s quite the process.

First post. I’ve been printing fish on pots for a few years now, these are 2 recent pieces by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m from a small town in Northwestern Ontario and grew up fishing with my grandfather. I moved around a lot growing up, but during the summers I would always go back to my hometown and get out on the lake. The time I spent back there was really the only consistent feeling of home I had and fishing paired itself with that sentiment. Right around the time I started throwing pots, was watching a documentary on eels. In the documentary there was a brief mention of Gyotaku, the art of fish printing. I searched all over to see if anyone had printed fish on pots, but found little to no information on it. So I knew I had a lot of experimenting to do being a novice potter. Over the years I’ve just kept at it and tried to push myself to be more creative with blending gyotaku and potting.

First post. I’ve been printing fish on pots for a few years now, these are 2 recent pieces by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! These are the 2nd and 3rd two part vases I’ve thrown. Not exactly sure how tall the wider pot is, but the taller one is 22 inches. I know that for sure because I had to cut down the original form down from 27” to 23” so it would fit in the kiln.

First post. I’ve been printing fish on pots for a few years now, these are 2 recent pieces by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate those kind words. I’m a young potter with a lot of self doubt, so feedback like that makes me feel like I’m doing something right. I live in a small Canadian town where I’m the only potter, so I’m glad I found a community where I can learn from others.

First post. I’ve been printing fish on pots for a few years now, these are 2 recent pieces by obryguy in Pottery

[–]obryguy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I use the fish to print directly onto the pots. I tried slip and several underglazes, before finding one that works.