Latest kiln load

[cmeon]

This batch started all because I wanted shallower, wider bowls for our frequent chicken/rice bowls in the summer (when it's too hot to turn on the oven). It's also really too hot to spend any time at the wheel right now, and I had a few gallons of stoneware casting slip to try out- so, I 3d printed a bowl, designed and printed a foot for it (makes it easier to glaze), glued it together, cast it in plaster, slip cast it, trimmed it, bisque fired it, glazed it, fired it again- and now I have... a few bowls.

LIFE WOULD BE SO MUCH SIMPLER if I didn't like to make things!

Anyway, the bowls we ate dinner out of tonight (that were truly perfect for rice bowls):



And because one doesn't pull out the plaster mess for a single mold- I printed this bowl and cast it, too.




And:


I left the outside of these bowls pretty much untouched (instead of smoothing them down)- you can see the layer lines from the original print.

And let me tell you, slip casting involves a TON of waiting around (in the hot garage I was trying to avoid...), babysitting the mold. I'm just not comfortable walking away and knowing when to come back yet.

So, I had to stay busy, but, not TOO busy. These are so quick and easy to make!



There are actually MORE- I found a dozen or so in a different bowl after this picture was taken! Tiny pumpkins everywhere!

 And here's a deep slab built plate with some texture rolled into it and a bare heart on the bottom (instead of a foot- the plate is really deep already).



Little garden orbs:



And some little pendants/ornaments/charms:


And a little tiny wheel thrown bowl that kept getting left out of kiln loads:


The kids are back at school, I have some time to play again, though, no where near as much as I used to. Life is so busy!

[shortcake2675]

I am so jealous. That looks like so much fun!

[pumpkin]

Wow! Those are impressive! The bowls are beautiful and I love the pumpkins!

[aprilsails]

I love all of it! Those are all beautiful pieces. You are very skilled and I love the colour combinations. I didn't even know it was possible to 3D print clay! Makes sense for sure.

[cmeon]

Sept 3, 2017 7:04:13 GMT -5 aprilsails said:

I love all of it! Those are all beautiful pieces. You are very skilled and I love the colour combinations. I didn't even know it was possible to 3D print clay! Makes sense for sure.

I left out the pictures of the not so pretty things that were in the same kiln load. Thank you!

There are a few ways to actually print with clay (specialized printers that squeeze out clay in soft form, filaments that bury clay in carrier materials and can [at least theoretically] be used on most printers), but, that's not what was done here, sorry to confuse! The originals of the bowls were printed in plain old PLA and cast in plaster- allowing me to slip (thinned clay) cast duplicate copies.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I'm drooling over here. Bowls are my weakness and those are spectacular. Do you sell them?

[cmeon]

Sept 5, 2017 10:58:24 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I'm drooling over here. Bowls are my weakness and those are spectacular. Do you sell them?

So sweet of you, thank you! I have never been able to sell anything I make, I think I'm afraid that it will take the joy out of it for me (and I don't think it's an irrational fear, unfortunately). When I get to the point where I make so many of something that I'm running out of room to walk, I do start giving "them" away, though, and I will certainly keep you in mind when I have bowls coming out of my ears (I'm getting fairly close- LOL).

[winecat]

Beautiful!

[dragon's breath]

Those are beautiful! I especially love the first bowl and the little ghost and jack o' lantern figures

I should see if the community college still offers ceramics classes, and see if I can work them into my schedule. I love making stuff on a wheel, love the whole glazing process (especially raku firing, the instructor had a big pit/chamber/kiln thing on his property). The only thing I didn't like was how dry the clay made my hands.

You do some amazing work!

[sookie]

If you start selling the lots of little pumpkins I'd definitely be interested!

[mrspez07]

Those Bowls are amazing, I enjoy just looking at them.

[adhdfashion]

So cool!

[tacokick]

I love it all! I wish you sold them but I understand.

[justinlove]

Are you kidding me? Those are amazing! I.MUST.HAVE.SOME.PUMPKINS!!!! You absolutely could sell your work (to me--I seriously need those pumpkins)! The blue hexagon bowl--perfection!!

[SpartanGirl]

Those are amazing! I could look at pictures of your crafting all day.

[mssaint]

The hexagon bowl and the pumpkins are amazing.

[oneslybookworm]

gorgeous, I love them!!

question, what type wheel do you use??

[cmeon]

Just a speedball portable wheel for now. It's easy to use and handles all that I "throw (at it-har)" with ease.