Trimming the bottoms of my latest hybrid mugs.
So much easier with a Giffin Grip in my studio to center & hold ‘em in place!

Textured sides attached… one step closer…
thanks to the “groovy” handrollers from MKM Pottery Tools.
After that they went back on the wheel for a little shaping & refining!

Another 10×10 day… more than ten by 10:00am.
This time starting a new batch of hybrid mugs!
Well, they don’t look like much yet, but trust me… they will.

Painting some accents of colored flashing slip…
around the top rim & on each stamped impression!

Working towards filling a soda kiln in the next couple weeks…

Handles attached. Mugs made. I’ll keep them under plastic until I have time to add some accents of colored flashing slips. As these mugs are destined for a soda-firing in a couple weeks!!!

Starting the day in my studio pulling handles.
Most people hate handles… whereas I actually enjoy making them.
Mugs are my favorite thing to make!!!

Doing some trimming tonight… which I love!!! Especially with great trimming tools from DiamondCore Tools… and my favorite production-centering tool The Giffin Grip!!! The perfect trimming combo!!!

Waxing poetic about how much I love waxing bottoms… glazing not so much!!!
But it’s a necessary step in replenishing my inventory for the NORTHERN ILLINOIS POTTERY TOUR just a week & a half away! Mark your calendar for June 6th & 7th.

Looks like “someone” has a lot of trimming to do today… flower pots & drip plates here we come!!!

Possibly my fastest turn-around ever?!

After returning from Minnesota… I realized I had nothing ready for my SURFACE DECORATION class for a night of glazing fun. So Tuesday early evening, I threw fifteen bowls before teaching my Tuesday night class. That same evening late after class, I trimmed them all… dried them as much as I could overnight on plastic racks… and then they were in a bisque kiln early the very next morning! Done, fired & ready in time for last night’s class… a fun SURPRISE!… with a “free” bowl for each student to experiment on instead of using one of their own “precious” pots!!!

Whew, that was a quick one!