My First hand made pots

[rezacja3]

Hi all,

I just made my first batch of bonsai pots, all designed, modelled and glazed by me. most of them is slab built from buff clay with roughly 6mm wall thickness.

The glazing felt especially challenging as I never glazed anything before, but I'd the end they looks good to me.

I made a tray for the large one as well but that got twisted slightly...still usable but looks weird. I suspect it was done too thin so it deformed

They are fired to cone 5.5 so should be frost proof, but I haven't tested the water absorbtion yet.

What do you think? Do you like them? Let me known your thoughts.

Cheers
Jan

 

[BaKiBonsai]

I really like them. Would definitely put some of my trees in them.

 

[rezacja3]

I really like them. Would definitely put some of my trees in them.

Thanks, I'll use some of them for my own trees, and put the rest for sale I guess...

 

[baldone]

Very nice

 

[SFDrake]

Well done Jan

 

[Notsureaboutplantnames]

These look great! Please tell a newbe you have lots of ceramic experience

 

[rezacja3]

Actually not, I did some ceramics as a little kid, but never got to be fired, let alone glazed...so basically these are my first tries

 

[BaKiBonsai]

Did you fire them at a pottery? I always wanted to make clayware (espresso and bonsai) but didn't have a kiln. Now I have an oven at work up to 1000c I believe

 

[KateM]

Very nice.

 

[rezacja3]

Did you fire them at a pottery? I always wanted to make clayware (espresso and bonsai) but didn't have a kiln. Now I have an oven at work up to 1000c I believe

Hi, I found a local potter who hires his kiln. Unfortunately I don't have my own kiln yet ( it is planned though in future). The problem with bonsai pots is that if you want to keep them outdoors, they need to be fired to quite high temperatures to ensure they are frost proof.