I am really excited about this bowl! It isn't completely my design. I get emails from ceramic arts daily and this one really inspired me! I had to try it. Martha Grover makes a pot similar to this one and she was my inspiration. Martha and I's work is very similar so it's no suprise that I would have loved that email. I am by no means saying I am as good of a potter as Marth, but we do share the same respect and longing for clay with movement and soft edges! I think if you look at this weeks bowl and compare it to the past couple bowls, it fits right in.
I threw a bottomless ring on the potters wheel then let it stiffen up. Then i pulled it into an oval and attached a base to it. I then cut out some feet and encouraged the clay to "ripple". I love this form. So many of my favorite pots are oblong and oval in shape! I think it's probably just because it's something different, but who cares. :)
I threw a bottomless ring on the potters wheel then let it stiffen up. Then i pulled it into an oval and attached a base to it. I then cut out some feet and encouraged the clay to "ripple". I love this form. So many of my favorite pots are oblong and oval in shape! I think it's probably just because it's something different, but who cares. :)