Hare's fur pot that went to China
mel's rack system in his studio. all it is are 2x4's in a frame...boards fit across the railings.
hare's fur temmoku pot
mel's
raku, pure white glaze with heavy local reduction
i
use dippers for all my glazing.
this
is a gauge for making plates. the plates rim touches the tip of
the paint brush. width and height in one step. note slices in
the board...it places the gauge in the right spot for different
plates..
this is a black shino teapot
simple hand made tools for throwing
pots
mostly
bamboo tools. i use a one inch belt sander to shape them. the
metal trimmers are banding metal or hack saw blades
mel's
studio pictures///note the big wheel head that i use for decoration.
my wax pot sits next to it, or slips. the pug mill almost feeds
clay to the wedging board.
i use a spring loaded wire on my wedging board.
it never breaks.