Carved Tree Ornaments

Two Holly bowls -- three views of each

Small bowl with handles

Small "Angel" plate

A few more berry bowls . . .

Three more free-form pots

This photo shows the inside of what I call the "Galaxy Glaze".

This last free-form pot has sort of a leather look to it.

Some fun little pots . . .

Carved . . . 

Punched . . .

And who knows what I did here.

And, of course, another mug.

Experimenting with Textures and Glaze Combinations on these plates . . .

This one (above) is my personal favorite.

Mini-bowls

When a pot I'm trying to throw doesn't work out, instead of scraping all of the clay off the wheel, I use the remaining to make a "tea-bag sized bowl".    A potter friend suggested using these in the kitchen for collecting measured-out ingredients before making a recipe.  Wow!  This has transformed my cooking.  I'm even starting to enjoy it.  :-)

And, of course, a couple mugs . . .

I just love the glaze combinations on both of these.

Angel

It took a village to create this angel.  The Pottery Community is filled with incredibly generous people.  I am grateful to several individuals who helped me with this new project:   Kris, who taught the original class * Gail and Angela, who taught me how to make the angel * Emily, who helped me with the Raku-ing * Carol, who reminded me of health safeguards during firing and helped pack the angel for transport, and * Awesome Instructor Marianne, who provided so much guidance and help throughout the entire process, including braving the heat of the kiln.  Truly, these potters are angels in my life.

More Bowls . . .

Traditional . . . 

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. . . And Free Form . . . 

Twisted Pots

These pots were fascinating to create.  Consistent with my intolerance for merry-go-rounds, I felt dizzy while making them, though.