Latest handmade BIG cascade pot

[Gsquared]

Today I assembled a large cascade pot. It is slab built like the others. This one is 8” across at the top and 14” tall.

Slabs are cut, now dry dry dry! Only a little. Still have to be workable.



The first walls go up and are joined.



Then the other 2.



Now add the bottom and flip it right side up.

And some coiled cloud decoration to finish off.

 

[moke]

You’re making some very cool stuff!!!
Thanks for taking the time to share your work.

 

[Mike Hennigan]

You’re making some very cool stuff!!!
Thanks for taking the time to share your work.

I second that.

 

[sorce]

Third.

Sorce

 

[AZbonsai]

Very nicely done! Those slabs look pretty thick. Do you have a slab roller? I notice you do not cut your ends at an angle when putting the slabs together, why not? How long do you let your slabs dry out? I really like your work just trying to make mine better.

 

[Gsquared]

Very nicely done! Those slabs look pretty thick. Do you have a slab roller? I notice you do not cut your ends at an angle when putting the slabs together, why not? How long do you let your slabs dry out? I really like your work just trying to make mine better.

The Studio at the arts center has a good slab roller. It does save a lot of effort and time. I roll out slabs for cutting and assembling the last half our of class and take them home wrapped up to work on during the weekend. I use the roller at either 1/4 or 3/8” thickness. I find thicker slabs a lot easier to work with and to construct. This pot used about 18-20 lbs of clay. I rolled out the whole 25 lbs bag, but had some extra left over.

I let them dry in plastic for a couple of days or leave them out for 2 hours if they need to firm up (probably less in AZ). I do bevel the edges but rarely get the full 45 degrees. The slabs in the picks are all beveled but doesn’t look like it in the pics. When I make the bevel cuts I save the skinny strips and found those are useful sometimes in filling gaps between slabs.

Everything dries in plastic wrap and I open it up a couple of times a day to allow more air in and facilitate drying slowly. Less cracks w slow dry.

 

[LanceMac10]

Excellent. Made me cough.....

Very well done.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice...will you glaze this or leave it unglazed?

 

[Gsquared]

Probably unglazed since my cascades are junipers. I’m going to stain it before the high firing, but the effect will still be unglazed on the whole.