Sorce pots
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Kyleboldy2003
Shohin
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?I dig that ashtrayish one.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
In the electric kiln yeah.
The only thing that sucks about slabwork is rolling out the slab. Everything else is fun.
Sorce
Kyleboldy2003
Shohin
making the shape is hardest for me lol
Owen Reich
Shohin
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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....
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Owen Reich
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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
Nonsense Rascal
Thank You Sir.
Been Getting Down for this Gas Kiln Soon.
Sorce
Been Getting Down for this Gas Kiln Soon.
Sorce
Tycoss
Chumono
Those rectangles are very nice. I’ll need something like those when my spruces and lodgepoles are ready.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
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
Nonsense Rascal
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
Nonsense Rascal
Lol...you know why we're always talking about heavy pots?
Ain't no light ones left around to talk about!
Sorce
Ain't no light ones left around to talk about!
Sorce
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
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
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
I’m talking about bonsai pots. I don’t collect cereal bowls.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
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
Nonsense Rascal
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!
I'll be needed to aquire one of them. How's that work? Thanks!
Sorce
@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!
I'll be needed to aquire one of them. How's that work? Thanks!
Sorce
Gsquared
Shohin
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
Nonsense Rascal
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
Masterpiece
Really cool looking
I wouldn’t mind trying to use them
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I wouldn’t mind trying to use them
Right!?
Surely should be part of the Shohin sets.
Sorce
