Sorce pots

[sorce]

Have to

I dig that ashtrayish one.

Sorce

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

I dig that ashtrayish one.

Sorce

Thanks these are my first. I am just trying to get down concepts before getting to creative. Might try to start with some slabs. Idk though. Trying to get more oval and rectangle pots. Fo you fire with cone 6?

 

[sorce]

Fo you fire with cone 6?

In the electric kiln yeah.

The only thing that sucks about slabwork is rolling out the slab. Everything else is fun.

Sorce

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

In the electric kiln yeah.

The only thing that sucks about slabwork is rolling out the slab. Everything else is fun.

Sorce

making the shape is hardest for me lol

 

[Owen Reich]

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The semi threw me.

What is going in a...

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That's huge! Surely not a Kusamono! Sounds fun!

I can only fit about 16" in the kiln, so a final size can be about 15" max with lower shrink.

Doin it!

Sorce

So, Sorce made me about 20 melted pots. Just bought back a few of them at a local bonsai store after I spread them around the south at bonsai events for auctions.
Will make a new thread about them soon. Overall, pretty darn cool. Spotted this one (white) at Creekside Bonsai....

 

[Owen Reich]

Most surrounding it are owned by Nashville potter and club Prez John Cole. Best to get your commissions in now before Bjorn and I put him on retainer or something. He will be expensive to buy from soon imo.

 

[sorce]

Thank You Sir.

Been Getting Down for this Gas Kiln Soon.

Sorce

 

[Tycoss]

Those rectangles are very nice. I’ll need something like those when my spruces and lodgepoles are ready.

 

[penumbra]

As your confidence in the clay improves, they need to become lighter. Heavy pot = New potter.
These look nice, and Mark gave a very good review.

From a potter's perspective this is true, but consumers like heavy pieces, especially planters. I used to do a craft fair where the ladies kept coming back year after year because they liked my heavy bowls to keep their oatmeal hot and their yogurt cold.

 

[sorce]

true

I spoke with Tom Turner about it, he's famous, said it's about feeling how it looks.

I have been trying to use 1/8in slabs for smaller pots. It's nice.

I mostly use 3/16, 6mm.

But have done a couple large in 5/16.

Nothing half inch yet.

There's a heavy cross over as far as size of pot for slab thickness.

I would say Bonsai pots lean towards the heavier by necessity.

@Owen Reich you inspired the first for the gas kiln.




I do love this style.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Lol...you know why we're always talking about heavy pots?

Ain't no light ones left around to talk about!

Sorce

 

[Vance Wood]

It takes a heavy pot to support a heavy tree in a heavy climate. I still have a sorce pot given to be two years ago and iti is doing fine with a Mugo in it. Sorce: If you are interested in making a heavy slab type pot for the Drunken Dragon maybe we can communicate for a plan for one.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

From a potter's perspective this is true, but consumers like heavy pieces, especially planters. I used to do a craft fair where the ladies kept coming back year after year because they liked my heavy bowls to keep their oatmeal hot and their yogurt cold.

I’m talking about bonsai pots. I don’t collect cereal bowls.

 

[penumbra]

I’m talking about bonsai pots. I don’t collect cereal bowls.

Maybe you should!
I sold 13 stoneware bonsai pots on eBay in the past three weeks that were all heavy pots designed for seasonal use. They were all wheel thrown round pots of various dimensions but were primarely 5 to 7 inch pots with a couple larger ones. I haven't made a traditional slab pot in years but I will be doing some soon.

 

[sorce]

I'd collect cereal bowls if diamond bits weren't so expensive! Lol!

@Vance Wood , Frary won't let me not accept that honor. I just hope I have the skills to slay it like it ought to be slayed!

sold 13 stoneware bonsai pots

I'll be needed to aquire one of them. How's that work? Thanks!

Sorce

 

[Gsquared]

From a potter's perspective this is true, but consumers like heavy pieces, especially planters. I used to do a craft fair where the ladies kept coming back year after year because they liked my heavy bowls to keep their oatmeal hot and their yogurt cold.

Agreed. For dinnerware lighter can be considered better, but wind and weather are the enemy of light pots. I usually do my slab work at 3/16 to 1/4” thick. Largely depends on if I am rolling slabs with sticks or the slab roller and if I am being lazy about putting in or removing the shims on the slab roller. A lot of the “thinner is better” philosophy is for thrown pieces. Making an 18” cascade pot with 1/8” walls just ain’t a gonna cut it.

 

[sorce]

20 melted pots.

I was watching a video of Phil Rogers and a Gallery Owner in Boston. The Gallery Owner had him make jugs in this nature. They were talking about the new things that came about due to the focus of one theme. The same thing happened here, we should do it again!

I have 3 or so I'm itching to fire, after looking at these picture again, the urge is stronger.

I want to know where this purplish one is. I think I need to hold it again! I believe I ignored it mostly because I knew I couldn't have it, I want it now! The real feelings are stirring. I know, only now, the energy of this pot! So Warm!


This ones better side....IMO!


OMG!


Even my daughter said, "you can't even use these, how do you use them?"

True. But Damn!

Sorce

 

[barrosinc]

Really cool looking

 

[Crawforde]

I was watching a video of Phil Rogers and a Gallery Owner in Boston. The Gallery Owner had him make jugs in this nature. They were talking about the new things that came about due to the focus of one theme. The same thing happened here, we should do it again!

I have 3 or so I'm itching to fire, after looking at these picture again, the urge is stronger.

I want to know where this purplish one is. I think I need to hold it again! I believe I ignored it mostly because I knew I couldn't have it, I want it now! The real feelings are stirring. I know, only now, the energy of this pot! So Warm!
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This ones better side....IMO!
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OMG!
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Even my daughter said, "you can't even use these, how do you use them?"

True. But Damn!

Sorce

I wouldn’t mind trying to use them

 

[sorce]

I wouldn’t mind trying to use them

Right!?

Surely should be part of the Shohin sets.

Sorce