Glazed pots

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Bonsai, ceramic, color, glaze, pots, pottery

I love taking glaze ware out of the kiln!

All Secrets Revealed

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Bonsai, build, ceramic, clay, how to, pot

Ok, “All Secrets Revealed” might be a little over dramatic for a video showing the creation of a bonsai pot, but I did included every part of the process, which I hope will serve as a teaching tool.

I recently started working with a group of bonsai society members who want to learn to make their own bonsai pots. Next time we meet, we are going to dive into slab construction and I was worried that it would take longer than we have together. When I do ceramics at home, I often take my time and go back to the work-in-progress several times, sometimes over days. This was a test to see how long it takes from start to finish.

The answer: 3 1/2 hours. We will be able to squeeze this into one session, but it will be a very full session.

Fresh from the Kiln

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Bonsai, ceramic, handmade, kiln, pots

I fired up the kiln yesterday. 

Removing glaze ware from the kiln is always exciting, and I like the results I got on some new pots for the Bonsai garden. 

Three sizes of Bonsai pots from the four inch rose colored pot to the nine inch hexagon. 

And three small accent dishes in the three inch size category. I look forward to using all of them!

Oh… and how do you like my stamp? Do you see what I did there?