Wheel throwing pottery Day 3

New to the collection is: big bowl (for rice), small sake cup, mug (not done very well).

I'm still kind of struggling to pull up the wall, it broke off twice because I squeezed it too much, and the mug wall is not very even, but it's on the verge of breaking so I just let it be.

Next week will be more shape experiments!

WIP Day 2: Wheel throwing pottery

So.... I went to Tiranti in central to get some earthenware clay because they are smoother, more suitable for throwing.

I got this one at the end: http://www.tiranti.co.uk/EdgeImpactShop/subcatdivision.php?Division=369&Content=Earthstone+Extra+Smooth+

It was very different to the terracotta clay and it actually threw me off a little so it took me a while to get used to the difference in the density.

It was much easier to control the wall, but I still can't quite pull the wall up properly...

 The top one on the left is obviously the trial ... it was the result of a failed attempt to savage it after it was spiraling out of control...

The second try (on the right) was going ok until one side sort of flopped to the side, but the wall thickness was quite even all the way around...

I was actually quite pleased with my 3rd attempt, I managed to pull up a higher wall than the terracotta pot from yesterday without messing it up. I think it just needs more clay if I wanted to pull it any higher because the previous one started getting too thin when I tried to pull it higher. Also I was pulling it in my on way because I tried the ways other people's done it and it just didn't work for me...

Personal project I

I'm not much of an illustrator, but there used to be a time when I thought of designing game characters, back in time when I first started practising drawing manga characters... I just thought of a personal project - tarot cards illustrations. I have wanted to pick up drawing again for a while now, I do miss my portraits. I have been quite into tarot cards at one point, I do believe in fate, but I'm not dependant on it, because my future is in my own hands.