Adding to the Set

Ok, so last post you heard me bitch about the s-cracks. Then I put pix of the new plates for this dinner set. So, the dried. It worked.. no cracks.....

So the system, based on what I read. Some will only make sense if you throw but...
You do not open the clay by pulling it as you can with anything else, rather the bottom should be established prior to opening, with the opening not going past this point. This means the bottom was created through compression.  Now there is a trick to not having to do this exactly like that... you open and then compress the edge so there is more bottom to open rather than letting in open and roll out on the bat...

ok something that might make sense to everyone... cover with tea towels and then plastic. You can remove the plastic to increase air but the towels will prevent the air from blowing on the pots creating a more consistent dry.

So these trick resulted into plates that did not crack.

Ok next section...
2# bowls and then 1# bowls for the set

When the set is done I will glaze black on the rims and bluefur on the body.

I still need to make small plates. I also need to make at least one more small bowl for this set.