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by Libby

A showcase of my work as I develop as a potter and artist.

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Wednesday WIP (work in progress) 1. Candle stick holders 2. Colanders 3. Tea light wall sconces These are from last year as I was rushing to finish before the studio closed for the holidays. I did attach some of these handles very quickly... let's
Tldr: I love little jars and exploring ways to alter them! I've been on a little jar obsession lately! I've made a handful of these little jars that taper almost to a point at the bottom. They're relatively small; each one can fit in a hand, and th
I've finally made a website! I can no longer deny that pottery has taken over a large part of my life because, frankly, it's most of what I think about. It’s the joy of molding the clay with my hands and the rhythmic process of working on th
Here I am playing with new and old shapes, new and old clay bodies. The first one is thrown with the Brooklyn Red clay body which is groggier but fires to a deep reddy brown. It's a new shape but has similar elements: thin tapered foot, broad should
Shape experiments! I tried some fun new shapes with these. They ended up a little wonkier then I expected and it is exaggerated by certain angles (lol, pic 3). It's definitely *one* way to guarantee these are handmade! I'd like to think I wouldn't
Perhaps a controversial statement: I hate these. I feel ashamed the glazing ran off the pots and you can see it pooling on the foot and even a chunk that broke off. The inside of the vases are riddled, truly covered, with pin hole defects. These wou
Some of these turned out really great! I love the pitcher and mug set. The glaze combo is so simple: raspberry and liner white, one that I use time and time again. You can see how in the gas kiln (reduction) the glaze turns blue and really pops in co

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