by Rae | Feb 8, 2011 | Bowls, Dinnerware, How-to, Multiples, Orders, Plates, Pottery, Selling Pottery, Throwing, Tools
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. A successful set is uniform,...
by Rae | Jan 17, 2011 | Sous-potter, Studio, Uncategorized, Wheel
In the course of preparing for 2011, Firetower Studio West received a face lift. After working in the garage for the last 6 months, we realized that we weren’t using the space efficiently. Maneuvering around tables, glaze buckets, and each other had become...
by Rae | Dec 1, 2010 | A Bit Off Center, Studio, Tools, Uncategorized, Wheel
In 2008, I bought my kiln off Ebay. It was a true blessing. It came with a vent, shelves, tools, glazes, … and a wheel. It is a Clay Boss and although it wasn’t the wheel I would have bought, it turned out to be a very good wheel. It has plenty of...
by Rae | Nov 8, 2010 | Glazes, Sous-potter, Tools
I spent yesterday mixing glazes – not the most exciting aspect of pottery. Julie and I use commercial glazes and we order them in dry form. We recently ordered several of our primary glazes, which I had to mix so we can glaze bisque-ware this week. But, Firetower...
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