pot #47

Hmmmm...takin' piccys of pots this a.m. AND trying out some new pieces and ideas.

Now...on to the work of Colleen Riley (http://www.eurekapots.com/)

She has yummy new work. These are several years old. We have been near each other at several art fairs, namely the Uptwon Art Fair. Her work is typically soda and wood fired. Go to her site and read all about it. (Her husband, Donovan Palmquist is a kiln builder and potter, too.)

This little cutie is 2.25 x 2.75". It is thrown, slightly squared off on the lip and hand decorated, glazed.

pot #35...hi Bunny

I miss my 'Bunny'. Sorry...I miss my daughter...had to get that in, in case she reads my bloggy-wog.

This pot is by Bede Clark. (www.bedeclarkestudios.c0m)
He instructs at my alam mater, the University of Missouri @Columbia! (He was not there when I was matriculating. One of my instructors was Robert Bussabarger.) I met him during the Brookside Art Annual a few weeks ago. I walked in his booth and surprised him taking a drag off his pipe in the back of his booth. I have asked him to be the juror for the TEABOWL next year.

This 'diamond in the rough' vase was created from dark stoneware. (Help me!) I think it is wood fired. It is 4 x 2.5 x 2.5" and is square-ish. The texture on the bottom half reminds me of having been paddled with a ribbed board. Two corners have little lug handles. There is a stamp on one side and four dots in a square on the othere face.
The glaze is white-ish in teh photograph, but actually has a lavender tint where it is thick. The bottom half has what I think is a Shino. It is a lovely orange with some speckles where it is a little thinner and meets the top glaze.

pot #27

I got this great teapot at a Plaza Art Fair...between 2003 and 2005. I had passed up buying one the year before (no money), so I saved and got one the next year.
Obviously, it has a hand made can handle. It is nearly 6" tall and a Little over 3" wide. From spout to back it measures 4.5" wide. It is made of light colorred stoneware and textured with a comb and one stamp on the left side. It is thrown...the lid is trhown as well. The foot has been pressed against a ribbed object...there are grooves in it. Love the glaze...wondering if it is wood fired as it is so simple.

Pot #14

The piece you see in this photo was created by Jim Sandefur. He resides in Georgia. His web address is: www.jimsandefur.com/home.html.

I donated a purchase prize at the first KC Clay Guild Teabowl National last year and this is what I chose.

It comes in two pieces.

The base is 1.5 x 2 x 2". It is made of porcelain, unglazed, rough formed to hold the teabowl.

The 'teabowl' is 4.25 x 3.5 x 3.5". It is also made of porcelain. It is glazed inside onlyand it looks like a clear glaze. This piece was thrown. I queston whether it was thrown from widest pot to the tip (upside-down) or from the smallest point to the mouth. Jim's website states that after his 'sabbatical' he began firing in a friend's anagama kiln. Is this a wood fired piece???

Anyone? Jim?