The View From Kalamazoo

The shortened summer term class I took was called ‘Out of Round’, so nearly everything I made was just that.

Everything was wheel-thrown – then handbuilt portions were added, they were tweaked and twisted or otherwise modified. I made lided boxes, mucked around with plate/cup sets, modified bowls, threw a couple of standard issue round pieces (but experimented with texture or glaze), and then attempted to make tiles that approximate the work of Paul Klee as requested by PESz. A couple of them came out warped (I wonder if the glaze kiln was too high in temp?) but that’s why I made 4 – so I would at least have one I can felt the bottom of and send to him for his coffee cup in his new office (I have the Klee piece I used for inspiration next to the image, but clearly the stoneware glazes weren’t able to come terribly close to the hues in that piece).

I also have a bunch of stuff that was bisque-fired (but I didn’t have time to glaze) sitting and waiting for me, so there will be more piccies.
(note: I’ll add measurements to these shortly, if you’re interested in that information. And yes, my dear fans, prices – one box and a plate/mug were claimed shortly after I brought the stuff into the office to display on my bookcases. No nagging, now.)

Boxes:



5″ tall (includes lid) x 3.25″ widest Sold



4.75″ tall x 5″ widest

6.5″ tall x 4″ widest

Modified-rim bowls:



5″ x 6″ widest

3.5″ x 7″ widest

Plate/Mug sets:



10.5″ plate, 3.5″ tall x 3.5″ mug

9.5″ plate, 4.5″ tall x 3.5″ cup

9″ plate, 4″ tall x 4″ mug Sold

Varia:



3.5″ tall x 5″



4″ tall x 5.5″ at widest (this is actually a gentle oval)



6″ tall x 6.5



4.5″ tall x 4″

Cloverleaf candy dish:



3″ tall x 5″ widest

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