Had a very productive day yesterday making pots with lids. Many lids. The clay I'm using has a nasty habit of cracking inside the lids (also inside foot rings but that's another story) so I'm making extra. They don't always crack in drying but sometimes after the bisque and worst of all, after the glaze firing. I'm doing all the things I should be: compressing when throwing, making sure they're an even thickness, drying carefully etc, but they still sometimes crack. So, lots of extra lids.
That meant the entire day today was spent trimming lids, putting on handles, poking holes and assembling all the bits. It's actually kind of fun - seeing all the components come together. Sometimes they're successful, sometimes not so much. They're so beautiful at the shiny, leather-hard stage. Hopefully they'll all survive.
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| Honey pots and garlic keepers |
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| Butter dishes |
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