Gold and Green Pitcher

I love this pitcher. The glaze is on the body is a new glaze to me. It is call Red Gold by Coyote. It has a great way of giving different tones and visual textures on the body of the pitcher. Both inside and out the final look of the glaze looks as thought the glaze is running down the body of the pitcher. Which is exactly what it did during the firing process.

The final firing of my pottery is current a cone 6- that is a whopping 2,232 degrees! When the kiln reaches that temperature, the glaze melts and turns into molten glass. Depending on the glaze, various ingredients then float to the surface of the glaze and start to move with gravity's influence.

In fact, you can see on the foot of this piece a little dollop of glaze that that flowed down to the shelf. Instead of grinding the dollop of glaze off, I left it in place. I love how it adds to the overall feel of the pitcher. 

The glaze on the spout is called Pam's Green by Coyote. It is a similar glaze as the Red Gold in that it has a floating flow also. Instead of being a solid green, it has visual textures that create an interesting effect. Pam's green was also applied to the button on the spout, but over top of it I added two coats of Pansy Purple. The result is a subtle blue that gives just a touch more accenting than the color on the spout.

The handle is also a point of interest to me also. I kept it the same color as the body because I didn't want it to have detached look to it. By keeping it consistent withe the body of the pitcher, the Red Gold helps to keep the handle firmly "attached" to the body visually. But, it also enhances the personality of the pitcher by adding extra width and grace to the overall form.

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Purple and Gold Pitcher

 This is one of those projects that makes you excited to to get to each new step. This pitcher started out on the wheel. As the clay was pulled up it was formed into a vase with a slight pot belly. After drying out for a night the spout was then cut from a slab that had been rolled out flat and thin. A hole was cut into the body of the vase and the spout was applied over the hole. The final step in the building process was to hand pull the handle.

Then comes the slow waiting period of drying out. Each day I'd go out and pick up the pitcher to check on its progress. The week just crawled by. Finally it was bone dry and very fragile. Time to get it into the kiln for a bisque firing.

When it came out of the kiln there was nothing but joy as I looked it over. The piece was going to be wonderful. That's when I turned my eyes to the glaze shelf- What glazes was this pitcher crying out to be covered in? I knew I wanted the spout to accented. So i chose Coyote's Red Gold. The inside was glazed with Amaco's Blue Rutile. For the exterior body I did Coyote's Pansy Purple and then around the rim I added Coyote's Pam's Green glaze over the Pansy Purple. This cause the glaze around the rim to become a wonderful blue.

Detail of the glaze near the spout.

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Burgundy Vase

I love the colors on this vase. The deep burgundy is such a great color. The blue that is flowing from the brim offers such a nice contrast as it runs down the side of the vase. This is a perfect vase for for a small bunch of short stem flowers. If you are lacking the flowers, then set this piece out all by itself. This vase is 4 1/4 inches tall and about 5 3/4 inches wide.




If you like this, then you may also like my Pitcher Vase.


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Pitcher Vase

This is a beautiful vase created to look like a pitcher. You can try to use it as pitcher, but the liquid will over flow the sides of the spout. The rich colors of the vase has a firebrick red inside and a frosting of blue on the outside. It stands just under 7 inches tall, and from handle to spout it is around 7 1/2 inches wide.

Detail of the spout.

Green and Purple Pitcher

 

Glazes mixing with each other.

This pitcher is now in a private collection.

I absolutely loved making this Pitcher. The colors are so rich together. The top and inside of the pitcher is glazed with Coyote's Pam's Green and the bottom is glazed with Coyote's Pansy Purple. By over lapping the two glazed in the center a new color of blue is created as the two glazes blend into each other. The two colors together become something new altogether.

The form of the pitcher is a simple and stylish form. With its broad belly accentuated by the mingling glazes and the gently sloping handle, the pitcher is a well balanced functional piece of pottery. At the top of the handle were the handle connects to the pitcher body you will see my potter's mark.

This pitcher is 6 1/2 inches tall and the body is around 5 inches wide. If you would like to bring this pitcher into your home, then click on the drop down menu below and choose the pricing that is appropriate for your circumstances. Then click on the ADD TO CART button and follow the PayPal instructions.

My Potter's Mark

Thank you for taking the time to look at my pitcher. If you like this, then you may like Nesting Bowl Set.

This Piece is now in a private collection

Split-Handle Pitcher

I loved making this split-handled pitcher. It is a beautifully hand made blue pitcher with hues of reddish brown blushing through. Though useful for everyday service, it is beautiful enough to place on display. This pitcher was made on the potters wheel and then glazed by hand. It is completely safe to use the dishwasher for ease of cleaning. It holds three and a half cups of liquid- just enough for a romantic evening for two.

This pitcher is just under 7" tall and has a width of around 6 1/2".

This piece is now in a private collection in Southern California.

You may want to check out the ceramic pumpkins. 

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Ceramic Pumpkins

One of my favorite potters is Hsin-Chuen Lin. He produces some amazing pots. In fact, when I was just starting out, I would sit for hours with my iPad on my lap and ear buds stuffed in my ears and watch in wonder as he turned a pile o' mud into a marvel. It was absolutely fascinating!

One of the projects that he did was a ceramic pumpkin. I loved that he could throw a pot and then alter it into a pumpkin. I watched his video again and again until I thought I was up to the challenge. With images dancing in my mind as I sat at the wheel, I started to pull my clay up and up. Then pushed the clay out and closed the top. As I followed his steps, my lump of clay started to take on the form of a pumpkin!

I ended up using two glazing to pull off the look I was after. For the stem I used Duncan's Deep Sea Treasure. This is a great glaze that has a sea green color that floats to the surface while a bronzish gold breaks through on the high parts of the textured stem. I've used this on a number of pieces with texture and it really makes the texture pop. For the body I used Amaco's Ancient Jasper. This is an absolutely amazing glaze. Depending on the thickness and temperature will determine the final color of the glaze. It can have a rich red that is frosted with gold and hues of blue. Other times it may break mostly with a darker hue of green. The result is that every time you open the kiln you have a surprise waiting for you.