bowls 1-8 (without 4)

Here are my first 8 bowls (without number 4 as that was glazed later) the glazes and oxides i used are listed previously in one of my journal entries - week 4 beginning 10/10/11. My favorite is number 8 as i like the texture where the grog in the clay has moved and scratched when turning the bowl and also from the flat edges that make up the surface (also from turning when quite dry). I like how the glaze is quite thin so it has a light shine but also you can feel the textures in the clay. Plus, i like number 1 with the matt glaze - it is quite thin over the lines created by turning so you can feel that texture while still having the smooth matt feel which i like. ......... so number 1

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And here are some pictures from my sketchbook-just a few visual studies of natural form and textures to inform the textures i apply to my bowls ....

Catching up

So,i am yet again going to try to get back into doing this as a proper blog - maybe one day i'll give it up as a bad job...

I am currently in my fifth week of my final year at uni. Not knowing where to begin i have posted my weekly journals and i will continue to throughout the year - hopefully this will help me to post at least once a week.

Here are some pictures of my bowls in progress.