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Pottery, Photography, Design - Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz

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Clay Studio Cam

Okay, so I don’t really have a clay studio cam… yet.  But Keith over at Mudstuffing Sketchbook has posted a really cool video from his studio.  Maybe someday I’ll get into those moving pictures but for now I have the old fashioned still images.

Logo Mugs Drying

Logo Mugs Drying

I think I have about enough mugs and other items to bisque fire in the next week.  I had some orders for Little Charger mugs before Christmas Break so I’ve got those ready to go.  I also had some requests for mugs with other logos.  The stamps that I ordered came in at the end of last week so I’ve got a few more logo mugs drying.  I was on top of things this time so no casualties yet and they are now almost completely dry.

Just off the Wheel

Just off the Wheel

Trimmed and Drying

Trimmed and Drying

I also decided to make a few more yarn bowls to put over at the Stone Soup Emporium.  I forgot how long cutting and smoothing takes.  I guess I could have made the cuts a little less complex but I like the look of the spiral.  Three yarn bowls are drying with a large mug/stein and a new form that I’m working on: the tumbler.  Most of my previous drinking vessels have had a handle but I thought I should expand my horizons and see what happens.  This first one is “okay” so I’ll try a few more.

Tall Tumblers

Tall Tumblers

And here they are.  Today school was cancelled so I took about 90 minutes to throw some pots.  I cranked out 7 tall tumbler forms and 3 shorter cylinders which I might add some logos to tomorrow.  I used a little under a pound and a half of clay for each tumbler and most of them are right around 7 inches tall off the wheel.  For this first batch I was just trying to get some similar shapes and sizes and become halfway efficient throwing the form.  It’s interesting to see the subtle differences after I put them next to each other to dry.  I think this is a form I would like to experiment with some more.

Up next should be a bisque fire after everything is dry.  I”m also looking to order some supplies and possibly invest in a slab roller.

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