here is this week's attempt at a lidded jar
Friday, January 14, 2011
i hate making lids
i know hate is a strong word so perhaps i should say i dislike making lids. i try to avoid it as much as possible. jeff keeps telling me to make more and eventually i won't find it so frustrating. i know he is right... i remember many, many years ago saying how i hated to pull handles and now i LIKE pulling handles (most days).
here is this week's attempt at a lidded jar
i made two lids and they both fit!
here is this week's attempt at a lidded jar
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I'm not a big fan of lids either... all that measuring and *hoping* that it looks good... but isn't it nice when they do look good? :)
ReplyDeleteI hated to pull handles! :-))) But I don´t have problems with lids. Your piece is beautiful. Great blog! I´m following you now. Acácia (from linkedin)
ReplyDeleteThanks Acacia!
ReplyDeleteMEESH! jeffy has amazing skills and experience doesn't he? How do you guys make the awesome stamped and textured impressions? Do you make a bisque stamp and do it wet or half hard or leather hard? Just gorgeous :)
ReplyDeletethanks gary! most of jeff's textures are done with a gear tool that he made and seashells. mine are stamps that were made of clay and bisque fired. i like to stamp my designs when the clay is firm enough to handle but not so firm that you have to press really hard or risk cracking. i like the impressed areas to have a fluid look to them... something i am constantly working towards!
ReplyDeleteMichelle.....
ReplyDeleteJeff is a mutant. Maybe an alien or something. Pots, including lids, just spring from his fingertips. Don't feel bad. I don't like making lids either. I used to, but then I used to make a lot of pots with lids back then too.
ah HA! briliantly done :)
ReplyDeletetom! i think you are right... jeff's clay talents are extraterrestriall!
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