Upcoming markets

We are attempting a double market weekend in a week's time! Set up early on Saturday for the Farmers' Market/Boutique Market, pack up around lunchtime, travel 20 minutes and set up again ready for the Sunday Market at Red Cliffs. The Sunday venue will be indoors, a "pop-up shop" so no marquee to battle with. Head back on Sunday to open up 9.00 until 1.00. Imagine if we sell everything on Saturday and have nothing for Sunday! I jest.
New items to sell...

New shape

I found a ceramic cup in a shop that had a shape that interested me. I have been trying to recreate it. The plan is to make a larger one to use as a tool holder for when I get set up in the garage with my new wheel. I am finding it quite difficult to both get the shape right and get the size. This is the best I have done so far. It is too short for its intended purpose and I am now having a rest from this project. I will go back to it, but for now, I am going back to what I know I can achieve...more bird bowls.

This is what happens when...

...you misread the glaze label. I had intended to dip my lavender glaze over the top of tenmoku on one pot and hyacinth over the top of tenmoku on another pot. But I read the lid of the glaze tub, not the side of the tub. So I got tomato instead of tenmoku. Some of the lids have been relabelled at the pottery club. Oh well, I got some interesting effects without trying.

Then just for something different, I cut in on the side of the next pot while I was turning it. Then I used a baby blue underglaze on the outside.

Three final pots for the market

Giving me a total of eleven pieces this time, much more than my original three at our first market stall. It will be interesting to see how many people venture out in the cold.

June Market

So our club has our second market day coming up in just over a week. I have eight items ready with two more to come out of the kiln before then. My son has designed stickers for me to put on the boxes I sourced very cheaply on the internet. The boxes are a bit big for the bowls but I needed something that would fit all my bowls and I often make bigger ones. I'm quite pleased with the finished look.

A couple of pieces with hearts just for something different.

Most of my "for sale" pottery. Two still in the kiln.

A piece of bakers' twine to finish it off!

A couple of dishes

Thought I'd try something different in the flower range. These are the ones that worked. A couple failed before the decorating stage. One was too thin and I tried turning the other one when it was still too damp. Lessons learnt.

More flower bowls

I'm working on a range of shapes and sizes of bowls on which I can add flowers. Here are the latest additions. Next up will be jewellery dishes.

My favourite is the first one. I'm unsure about the last two.