Colorado’s Ceramics
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dr.tenebris
Shohin
I despise working with porcelain, I always find it's incredibly fragile... Maybe that was due to my use of it for sculpture instead of more simple shapes?Yeah, it was a pain having to clean all my tools, workbench, etc.
I also made a few porcelain dinner plates that didn’t turn out that good, but I’m going to try again because my wife wants pasta bowls
Kyleboldy2003
Shohin
looking good man... I just start bisque firing a bunch of pots we will have to see how they turn out. My bigger pots 18 inch keep cracking I trying to get them to survive.. maybe if I am ever in the area we could chat pots and trees.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Thanks so much! I have had much less problems with cracking ever since I started drying my pots suuuuuper slow. Like for example my 20” oval that I mentioned earlier took about 2 or 3 weeks to dry. I keep it covered with plastic and then just take the plastic off for maybe 20 minutes a day until it seems pretty dry and then I leave it to get bone dry in the open air.
Would love to have you by the garden if you’re ever out here in Colorado! Would be great to chat pots and trees
Kyleboldy2003
Shohin
Where are you at in colorado. I let my pots dry for months lol. I put old tee shirts over them and plastic. 2 out of the 3 I fired this time cracked. sometimes I think it is more my fault because I put pots inside pots for bisque firing because I try to get the most out of the firing. but this last time I did not put anything in them and they still hairlined. but yea I am going to keep trying...
Colorado
Masterpiece
Picked up a load from the kiln yesterday! It’s like Christmas morning every time 
Still need to get the feet cleaned up from kiln shelf debris and take some proper photos but couldn’t help myself but to snap a pic of the glaze on this large oval
Still need to get the feet cleaned up from kiln shelf debris and take some proper photos but couldn’t help myself but to snap a pic of the glaze on this large oval
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I really like the large oval!Picked up a load from the kiln yesterday! It’s like Christmas morning every time
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Still need to get the feet cleaned up from kiln shelf debris and take some proper photos but couldn’t help myself but to snap a pic of the glaze on this large oval
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gooeytek
Shohin
hmmm... I see a couple that I'm liking...
Colorado
Masterpiece
Colorado
Masterpiece
Feel free to send me a pm if you are interested in purchasing! I can send dimensions and additional pics. Thanks!
NateDyk47
Shohin
Me too! What are the dimensions?
Colorado
Masterpiece
That one is about 12” x 10” x 2” deep.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Now that it’s finished, I can post this one! I am very superstitious, nowadays, about posting pics of pots before they’re finished. Seems like every time I do that, it cracks during the drying or firing
But this one for @Paradox turned out great! This is a custom commissioned unglazed oval. It is about 8” x 6.25” x 2.5” deep. I would consider this a very traditional design with slight curvature to the walls and an ever-so-slightly flared lip.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
its a very nice pot and I think the tree I have in mind for it will be very happy in it
gooeytek
Shohin
That's one of the two that I had my eye onNow that it’s finished, I can post this one! I am very superstitious, nowadays, about posting pics of pots before they’re finished. Seems like every time I do that, it cracks during the drying or firing
But this one for @Paradox turned out great! This is a custom commissioned unglazed oval. It is about 8” x 6.25” x 2.5” deep. I would consider this a very traditional design with slight curvature to the walls and an ever-so-slightly flared lip.
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
I'm curious but how did you have and eye on it?That's one of the two that I had my eye on
He hasn't posted pictures of it before?
*edit* Oh...I somehow missed the picture of them all in his car/truck. Didn't know mine was in there.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Finally got around to taking some pics from this load .Couple of larger unglazed rounds came out nice!
11.25” x 3.25”
9.25 x 4”
11.25” x 3.25”
9.25 x 4”
Colorado
Masterpiece
Couple more - some shohin size cream glazed ovals
7.75” x 7.25” x 1.5”
7” x 6.25” x 2”
7.75” x 7.25” x 1.5”
7” x 6.25” x 2”
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Package arrived today. Exceedingly well packed. Lol my husband and I were laughing as we took layer after layer of foam, bubble wrap, plastic wrap and paper off of it.Now that it’s finished, I can post this one! I am very superstitious, nowadays, about posting pics of pots before they’re finished. Seems like every time I do that, it cracks during the drying or firing
But this one for @Paradox turned out great! This is a custom commissioned unglazed oval. It is about 8” x 6.25” x 2.5” deep. I would consider this a very traditional design with slight curvature to the walls and an ever-so-slightly flared lip.
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Very nice and just in time for repotting the tree I wanted it for.
