Busy week

I've had a busy week. A crit two tests and a sick baby. I worked on trimming and cleaning up my pieces this week. Listened to a lecture from shreepad this week as well.. looking forward to building the new kiln!

Ash mugs

This week I've been trimming and throwing. Attempted hollow handles this week as well. Thrown and extruded...they weren't what I was looking for so I scraped the idea. I made some porcelain this week as well and got to switch over from stoneware...I'm loving the porcelain. I'm attempting to make a coffee pot and with an extended crit date I might me able to get it done. Still want to get a mug with an ash tray lid made...my past attempts haven't worked so well...maybe tomorrows the day to get it down.

Ritual continues

Ash mugs are coming along nicely. Spent some time in the studio today trimming and constructing handles. I tried and failed throwing a hollow handle. And the ones that did survive the throwing just looked too big for the body. Oh well.Guess I was having an off day. Ill try again tomorrow. And I really think I need to try the extruder. I've also put up a very rough "sketch" of my hollow handles that I have so beautifuly drawn on my notes app.

Ritual update1

Sketches and first editions of my ashtray/coffee mug mashup are in the works this week. Ideas in mind include hollow handles to ash in. Going to play with shapes and sizes as forms get trimmed. Im also working on making stackable mug/ashtray combos and tea cup and plate inspired combos. I want to make a mug that has a lid that is an ashtray as well. I'm trying to incorporate texture.needing more studio time.
Trying to keeping in mind how to display these pieces as well. I like the idea of displaying them in a space like a cabinet, or maybe an openface cabinet like shelf, where they would normally be stored...hinting towards a ritual that is often overlooked when starting a daily routine. The ritual of actually choosing which mug to use.

Mugtrays...mug-rays...ash-ugs...ashtrugs....still working on a clever name for them.