Category Archives: Dinnerware

New Dinnerware

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rae
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Vacation

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Rae

I’m on vacation!  Well, sort of – I still have to work at my day job; but, my pottery partner is gone for a week and I am on hiatus from the art center; so it feels like a vacation. … Continue reading →

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Eva Zeisel

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rae

This week is the last week of classes in the Winter Session at the art center where I teach.  The focus of our session was “Production Pottery” in which we made dinnerware pieces.  As I was preparing for our last … Continue reading →

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Production Pottery – Storage

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Rae

When making functional pottery it is vital that the pots perform their role well; but, when making dinnerware sets, it is also necessary to consider how those pots function when they are NOT in use.  So once you have acquired … Continue reading →

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Production Pottery – Challenge #2

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Rae

“Technical ability grows naturally with experience, but conceptual rigor needs constant attention and exploration.”  Sean O’Connell Although not all potters aspire to be production potters, all potters will benefit from the skills required to make dinnerware.  Potters who can make multiple pots … Continue reading →

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Production Pottery – Challenge #1

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rae

Although not all potters aspire to be production potters, all potters will benefit from the skills required to make dinnerware.  Potters who can make multiple pots similar in form and size are efficient throwers and have the technical skills to … Continue reading →

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Production Pottery – Tools

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Rae

There are two fundamental challenges to making dinnerware.  The first challenge is to make similar pieces look similar (i.e. one salad plate should look like all the other salad plates).  This is accomplished by making pots that are the same … Continue reading →

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Production Pottery

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Rae

Pottery classes have resumed  at the art center, and, I am thrilled to be back among such passionate people.  This session, we are working on dinnerware which is a sneaky way to have everyone make multiples – after all, there … Continue reading →

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Homemade meals, homemade pots

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Rae

“Two other fashions (read: plagues) I’d like to see go away this year are the omnipresence of white plates (someone please have mercy) and cheap, uncomfortable restaurant chairs.  I’d give anything to walk into a restaurant with rich, dark, plush … Continue reading →

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Set and Match

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Rae

We finished a commissioned order of dinnerware which included 16 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 12 bread plates, 12 cereal bowls, and 12 chili bowls.  So I wanted to review some things that we learned while making the dinnerware order. … Continue reading →

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