Last week a dozen folks tried their hand at working with clay -- six in the morning and a different six in the afternoon. This was a Willow Garden Club activity, so vase making was on the agenda -- with experimentation beyond that form. Some pinched their pots, others coiled them, and most rolled slabs of porcelain and constructed with, altered, and embellished those slabs. One participant, who had done wheel-throwing some forty years ago gave the wheel a spin to see if she remembered how to do it. She did!
The pieces are in the kiln for their first firing, and glaze selections were left with me during the workshop. Eventually, participants will see how their creations survived the process. I think it's fair to say we all had a good time with the porcelain and one another. When there are some finished pieces to share, you'll see them here -- without names attached.
Does it look like a good time? You be the judge. Sure hope the kiln is kind to what's in it tonight!
Hope to get photos of more of you -- and your pots -- after the glaze firing.
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| So what's with the cookie cutters? Hmmm...time will tell. |
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| An enthusiast, for sure! |
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| Cell phones, ladies? Oh, resources! |
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| All smiles and no clay on the duds when leaving! |
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| Starting the stairway of vases. |
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| Is she amused or skeptical? |
