Lidded pot with spoon rest! Why does this pot have a spoon rest you ask? Well it's definitely not because I dropped and broke the lid right when it was finished so decided to cut around the crack and make it look deliberate.... Of course not, it was always the plan....
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Swirly bowls - I actually threw 6 bowls but the other 3 didn't make the cut! The first to go into the reclaim I just didn't like the shape of and reminded myself I don't need to finish every piece I throw! the second flopped! I did that 'one last pull' when I should have quit while I was ahead! And the 3rd I didn't keep was HUGE and wouldn't have fit in the kiln, but it was fun to throw - so not a waste! So I'll be trimming just these 3 tomorrow and doing some carvings :)
I love the shape of this cup, it's definitely not my usual shape though! When I was home visiting my Nan and Då this summer they have these two beautiful cups with a similar shape (just smaller handles) and I fell in love with the feel of those. I wish I have take a photo of the cups and if I knew the makers names I would share them because they were both with lovely glazes and design along with the shape.
I think I need to get out of my usual a little more and try out some new shapes. I'm not going to be giving up my speckled clay anytime soon and I doubt I will stop carving either, so playing with shape it what I've got for now!
