On the Wheel Again

 

Working with clay involves multiple steps, and while the jewelry pieces are in the kiln I have time to trim some speckled pieces I threw earlier this week.

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I enjoy hand building porcelain jewelry, but working with muscle memory makes the pottery wheel especially cathartic.

There are many ways to trim a piece.  I prefer throwing a clay chuck, which is the plate-like surface you see on the wheel.  Chucks provide stability and a cushion to your thrown piece, which prevents the rims from distorting.

Little Clay Studio modern simplistic, artistic pottery for the home.  Mugs, plates, bowls, and accent pieces for a bohemian, boho-chic, chic, modern design.  Black and white pottery and ceramics made on the wheel in Austin, Texas, featuring speckled pottery, black and white porcelain with painterly touches, and painted bowls and home accents.  Anthropologie, Kinfolk, and Madewell like styles for retail and wholesale. Made by an independent artists. Support women artists. Support black artists.

Brent wheels are my favorite, and I've found a nice space to work.

 
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