cozy nighttime studio vibes minus the fluorescent overhead lights

bracket install help from ethan, ty!

speeding up drying by setting pots in front of the space heater. was able to trim after a few hours - things taking super long to dry out in the colder months

Ethan and I stayed at the studio late, after 10pm, felt like art school days ha

closed form jars I’ve been working on the last couple weeks all hanging out together

lid cut at an angle acts as the flange

closed forms wheel thrown to be turned into jars

Practiced some collaring in before the holiday break

Bud vases from last weekend
Feeling a bit boring and standard. Want to have some features a bit more exaggerated like the high shoulder in bottom left

Mugs trimmed & ready to be handled

Experimenting with beveled sculptural mugs compared to a traditional pulled mug

Handles are tricky: too narrow and it feels flimsy and cheap, too wide and it gets clunky and awkward

Testing cup size & shape

Trying a handling technique that someone from my community studio taught me earlier this year

Planters with drainage holes and saucers
Overall pretty happy; if I make this simple design again I would make sure the walls are super straight and consider cutting down the saucer width/height.

Trimming cylinder planters
Decided to switch up the clay body to a speckled buff. It is purple when moist (looks brown under the late night lighting)

Simple planters in progress in the damp box

Previous studio tenants left behind this deconstructed plastic shelving unit and a roll of thick plastic sheeting. I repurposed them to store in-progress work by wrapping the shelf and creating a closure door.

rearranged my studio space a bit (with the help of @ethan) to be more efficient moving between workspaces. kind of feels like a kitchen in this way

~75lbs of reclaim wedged and ready 💪

bone dry clay rehydrating. the 5 gallon buckets contain more than 50lbs of clay

reclaimed clay in various states of plasticity

Found this homemade work table for $30 and although the top was worn down and legs were pretty wobbly it seemed worth it considering the cost of new lumber and labor. Dropped some screws into the 4x4s and added a fresh piece of masonite on top. It’s like a new table!

Should I give the legs a fresh coat of white or a fun pop of color?

Big day. Picked up my wheel!
Have been following classified ads for months and couldn’t find what I wanted. Thinking with many people losing community studio access they were in short supply so I purchased new. It should be in working condition for 20-30 years so it will be a worthwhile investment.

waxing bottoms of pots I made in February/March. I was exploring bottles and egg cup forms. my community studio recently opened for glazing in the parking lot but I like to let my wax set for at least a few hours before glazing

my space in the studio with @ethan and our artist friend. starting to feel real after unpacking some bisqueware. it feels surreal and probably premature to have this private studio as a green potter (3 years of practice) but Covid had its own plans. feeling fortunate to be able to continue my creative practice.

the same potter who had the wedging table also made this unique shelving unit ($15) which will be great for production work.

unloading the wedging table. found online coincidentally for only $20, handmade by a potter moving out of state. the plaster top was so thick and heavy we needed 3 sets of hands to move it