Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Let me be straight forward with this: I have no tree that deserves a commissioned pot whatsoever.
Maybe in 20 years I will.
But what can I say eh? Potters offer pressure me to ask for commissions. It is what it is. I'm generally a nice guy and I tend to break under pressure, so I think I'll pay them a bit of money to do some pottery for me.
However, I don't know jack pine about pottery. I order my pots online from pretty pictures and descriptions that say 'unglazed/glazed' and 'frost resistant'. Usually that's it, no more to it. If it fits, it sits.
Most of these sweet wine drinking clay sculptors don't know much about bonsai either. So we have some common ground there. I did see one of them do a little happy jump when I gave in, so they're excited to give it a go!
I'd like to know from the people that do know about pottery, firing cones and all the likes in relation to bonsai..
What do I ask for, apart from a sketch and dimensions? Do clay types matter a lot?
What are things often overlooked?
What actually makes a pot frost resistant?
What shouldn't be done when commissioning a pot?
Do you have any advice about commissioning a pot?
What would your ideal commission be like, in the sense of what someone should provide you to start working your magic.
Thanks in advance!
Maybe in 20 years I will.
But what can I say eh? Potters
However, I don't know jack pine about pottery. I order my pots online from pretty pictures and descriptions that say 'unglazed/glazed' and 'frost resistant'. Usually that's it, no more to it. If it fits, it sits.
Most of these sweet wine drinking clay sculptors don't know much about bonsai either. So we have some common ground there. I did see one of them do a little happy jump when I gave in, so they're excited to give it a go!
I'd like to know from the people that do know about pottery, firing cones and all the likes in relation to bonsai..
What do I ask for, apart from a sketch and dimensions? Do clay types matter a lot?
What are things often overlooked?
What actually makes a pot frost resistant?
What shouldn't be done when commissioning a pot?
Do you have any advice about commissioning a pot?
What would your ideal commission be like, in the sense of what someone should provide you to start working your magic.
Thanks in advance!