Showing posts with label Dinnerware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dinnerware. Show all posts
Friday, June 7, 2013
Speaking of Plates...
Fresh from the kiln, my new service for 8 are now in my kitchen cabinets! Unlike my typical work - my "Danish Modern" tendencies are exposed. TIME FOR LUNCH! :D
Friday, February 15, 2013
COMING OUT OF THE CABINET
I've decided to come clean, literally. This is a difficult topic for
anyone who calls themselves a potter but I have decided to do something about
what’s behind my kitchen cabinet doors.
These are the dishes I live with every day. They were purchased years ago (before I
returned to my serious pursuit of clay) and apparently they haven’t fared as
well as my marriage has.
So I have decided to do what any potter worth his/her salt would do – I am finally making myself a set of dishes. I thought about purchasing another set, most likely made in some outsourced factory, but then I realized nothing would be as durable as the dinnerware I make. Being a functional potter makes me pretty fussy about my glazes. We potters think up all kinds of diabolical torture involving: freezing, heating, freezing, heating; soaking with lemon juice for days, etching with a key, more freezing and heating. All of this to insure our pots will serve their purpose and endure. If only every manufacturer of pottery did the same!
Much thought has gone into this gift to myself. They are not typical of
what I make and I thoroughly enjoyed the freedom of not worrying about it. I do
love matte glazes, but concern about durability has me thinking of glazing the
inner surfaces with my clear Chun (thank you Leah Leitson) and
my buttery Shimmer on the outside. Unless one of you potters out there has a
torture proof clear Satin Matte for cone 7/8 porcelain!
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| DISHWASHER & MICROWAVE SAFE MY FOOT! |
So I have decided to do what any potter worth his/her salt would do – I am finally making myself a set of dishes. I thought about purchasing another set, most likely made in some outsourced factory, but then I realized nothing would be as durable as the dinnerware I make. Being a functional potter makes me pretty fussy about my glazes. We potters think up all kinds of diabolical torture involving: freezing, heating, freezing, heating; soaking with lemon juice for days, etching with a key, more freezing and heating. All of this to insure our pots will serve their purpose and endure. If only every manufacturer of pottery did the same!
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| UGH! |
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| I LOVE NAKED PORCELAIN! LAGUNA'S MILLER #550 |
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