It has been a whirlwind of catching up for the last couple of weeks. With a new job and a new puppy, I'm not really sure where time has gone. We're getting ready to complete our third project, throwing five "perfect" cylinders. Which I might add, it definitely alot harder than you would think. I'm beginning to think the perfect cylinder is a myth...at least for now.
Although I loved the dark gray stoneware I used last semester, it was not rendering itself useful to throwing. I had seen some images of red stoneware and decided that I would give it a try. My fellow student, Rebeka Trapp made a batch last week.
The clay body looks beautiful and is fairly easy to throw (thank goodness), I'm definitely excited to see how it fires!
As for throwing, after a week of some discouragement, I finally was able to make cylinders that survived.
And the cylinders made with the new red stoneware are definitely improving. Pictures of the new red clay cylinders will be posted shortly!
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