Alana's Gallery :: Functional Pottery 2003-04

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All works and photos thereof are copyright Alana Boltwood, 2003-04. All these pots were made at Mary Philpott's Wandering Fire Studio.

Platter with leaves from the Don Valley in fall.

Technique: Slab of white clay, angled over a form (note some corners turned up more than others). Stem & leaves pressed in deeply. Red glaze in the stem, burnt orange in the leaves, yellow overall. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Pencil cup.
Technique: Slab of black clay. Serrated rib tool used to make texture. Red iron glaze. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Technique: White clay, wheel thrown. Black slip trailed for squiggles. Clear glaze. Wandering Fire studio, 2003.

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Checkerboarded square dish for a housewarming present. It celebrates the checkered floor of the recipients' bathroom, with black & white bath bombs & gels.

Technique: white clay slab over a form. A checkerboard of newspaper squares used as a "mask", painted over with black slip. Clear glaze. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Technique: White clay, wheel thrown. Ridged deeply with a stick tool while throwing. Clear brown glaze inside; Melted Moss outside. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Large vase.
Technique: White clay slab. Pink majolica background, painted with stripes of various stains. Some slumping of the multiple layers of pink majolica. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Technique: white clay, wheel-thrown, then altered with a pin tool (five sides on the cup, two on the dish). Tendrils carved with pin tool, and filled with dark green glaze. Clear green over all. Wandering Fire studio, 2003.

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Technique: White clay, wheel thrown, hand-altered and then carved. White and seafoam blue glazes. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Technique: White clay, wheel thrown, serrated ridge tool applied texture on outside, hand-altered into square shape. Clear and opaque blue glazes interact. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Dishes for sushi.
Technique: Bowl is white clay, wheel-thrown. Plates are slabs, formed on small styrofoam trays. Both decorated with coils of white & black clay mixed. Glazes: one side green, other side Blueberry Wine. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Cups and jug for sake. These are just some of the 13 cups made.
Technique for jug: white clay, wheel thrown, altered for spout. Texture is from "chattering". Blueberry Wine glaze.
Technique for sake cups: White clay, wheel-thrown. Coil of black & white clay decorates each. Glazes: one side green, other side Blueberry Wine. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Technique: White clay, wheel-thrown. Seafoam Blue glaze accents react with transparent yellow glaze. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.

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Small vase with ruffled top. Technique: White clay, wheel thrown, hand-altered. Wax resist applied to make white shape (reminds me of a Hebrew character). Seafoam Blue glaze. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.
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Bowls in combination of seafoam glazes. Wandering Fire studio, 2004.
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