It's Friday again. The weeks are moving so fast now. I only have about 3 more weeks of making pots left and then I will push myself unceremoniously out of the nest. Its pretty great. This past week I made a few of what Joseph calls my "Turban Jars". They are just a hard shouldered jar with a few little lugs. They do have a wonderful flat surface for decorating. The other new form I made which this week were Rundlets (or runlet defending on who you ask). These are a relatively easy throw but so much different than any other pots we make. An interesting tidbit: a rundlet was an old English unit of measurement. They were a specific sized wine cask that held about 68.1913782 Liters. These rundlets, although they don't hold nary as much wine, were made in much the same way as the the big ill-fated ball jar I made at Matt's a little over a year ago. I started the slip trailing on the size up from these and managed to ruin a few pots before I settled on this design. That is often how it goes with new shapes and patterns. It takes a few tries before something fills the space in a way that is actually pleasing to look at.Tomorrow I am off to the mountains to do some house work. Hope every one has a great weekend!
5 comments:
wonderful pots and love the slip trail work!
I did a 3 year apprenticeship in Mashiko, Japan with Tatsuzo Shimaoka. Because precision is so important in making a National Treasure's work, I found that only after 3 years away from my apprenticeship, was I able to "loosen up."
I really like the rundlets.
What a unique form the rundlet is, I like it and the decoration on it too.
those rundlets are cool... lovely idea
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