Another stamped & soda-fired mug for another Mugshot Monday.

The bowls from Tuesday night’s class demo have been under plastic wrap. And they’ve stiffened up to a good “wetter-side-of-leatherhard” stage. So I went through the bowls and did some stamping, accenting & detailing. Each one a little better than it was before…. and one step closer to be being done!

Bowl with a wide flange… now with a line of small stamps.

Bowl with the flower remark in the bottom from the dragonscale tool…
now with a scalloped edge done with a wooden tool

Bowl with a split rim and undulating curves.. now with a couple stamps & “beads” on the pinch points.

Bowl with chattered pattern through white slip… now with a “corded” rope rim.

Bowl ombre slip and concentric circles… now with a stamped rim to accentuate the circle in the bottom. And a few white dots to push it even a little further!

Bowl with a flared flange and fluted rim…. now with a row of stamps.

Bowl with “finger-squiggled” slip patterns… now with a textured rim made with a wooden tool.

Bowl with a flared flange… now with a row of stamps.

Bowl with banded & drawn-through white slip… now with a corded rim texture made with a bamboo skewer.

Bowl with a rolled-over hollow rim .. now stamped, and then “dented” with a square chopstick.

So now they’re all back under plastic for the night. Waiting for them to dry a bit more… so that I can hopefully trim them tomorrow.

I threw the basic cylinders a bit ago… and finally got around to finishing them. I trimmed and added handles on Saturday, and then did some detailing with colored slips tonight. It has been a fun project… trying out some new shapes for some new mugs. Some of them I’m liking… some loving… and others not so much. I’m always open for opinions, so please add your Comments below. I’m actually thinking I might tackle another batch of new shapes… and force myself to go even further the next time!!!

Detail shot of Mug J : A preview for TOMORROW’s online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Click here to go to my pottery page : Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.

Detail shot of Mug I : A preview for THIS Saturday’s online mug sale!

So I just finished taking down my Christmas decorations…
and I’m ALREADY back in the studio making new Christmas ornaments!!!
Too soon? I hope not. I’ve got a plan… and a Challenge!!!

I’ve been playing some porcelain and stamping in a stylized Christmas tree pattern.
Contemporary swirls for the holidays.

To keep them flat, I’m drying them on some of that plastic grid they sell at hardware stores for fluorescent lighting panels. I raise the panels up just a bit on wood. That way, they can dry evenly on both sides which helps prevent warpage.

So my plan is to bisque fire these, then glaze them. I was planning on a saturated cone 6 kelly green color glaze… but now I’m starting to wonder if a few of them should stay white?! It might be a White Christmas after all???…. eleven months from now!!!

And what about the Challenge???
Well, this is just the first batch… of the first month… of the New Year.
Eleven more monthly ornaments to come!!!

But it would be more fun with friends, right?

Detail shot of Mug H : A preview for TOMORROW’s online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Click here to go to my pottery page : Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.

A quick glimpse of the other side… glassy, ashy, drippy fun!

Detail shot of Mug G : A preview for this Saturday’s 1/30 online mug sale!