Throwing Pots. Term 2 – Week 5

The Turning Continues . . .

It feels so satisfying carving great swathes of clay off a lumpy pot that it’s easy to get carried away when turning. In fact, I can find it difficult to stop, which sometimes leads to disaster, like last week’s ceramic tube and sometimes leads to something better than before . . .

This week, whilst trying out a new tool, I turn the bottom of one of my pots so much that it ends up with a perfectly circular hole in the bottom! I suddenly realise I’ve been meaning to buy a flower pot for ages to see if I can make something grow and now there’s no need to buy one at all because I’ve just accidentally made one. To make it look deliberate I add a broken flower sprig to give it a shabby potting shed feel.

I also manage to make a handle for my gravy jug. I am slightly better than last week at rolling out the clay into an even sausage shape (although it is still a bit chunky) and overall I’m really pleased with the final result: