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Small studio, big plans: pottery/ceramics based in Finland

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I'm taking it slow with this one. Ears on now, next week it's arms, engobe and textures time.

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The rat project continues

Additional details!

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My fiancé asked me to make a work mascot for him. The request was for a rat, which will be wearing the goldsmith's apron and holding the large pair of tongs my fiancé uses at his job.

I think this face is looking pretty ratty so far!

The body is the right shape and hollowed out, and I added a tail. Feet are rough and arms+ears entirely missing 😂

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A choir of creatures!

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Little bird enjoying summer

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I bought a Dremel today! Now I can sand down any uncomfortable edges on my maker's mark and sharp glaze drips won't be a problem

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Pigeons

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My MIL does all of my firing for free so I like to give her a gift at least once a year outside of birthdays and Xmas. This time I am swapping the bottle of wine for a kiln guardian which is her own cat.

This guy will end up holding a pot, as is traditional, and will be coloured exactly like my MIL's boy.

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Black clay, white engobe, Mayco Olive Float, a face and a cute hoya to plant in it. Bonus earlier creature.

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Let the glazing begin 😄

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Bisque fired broken babies! One lost an eye, one lost an ear, one lost a tail and one lost a foot. These all broke in transportation, not in the firing itself.

A few dabs of heatproof ceramic glue and they'll be ready for glazing.

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This is going to be a thing

Horse thing. Pony thing

There are limbs and a tail prepped but they need some more solidity before attachment makes any sense

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Happiness is a pile of clay!

5kg white porcelain

10kg white stoneware clay

12kg black stoneware clay

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I have an Idea. It is almost impossible to ignore the Idea but today I have eaten one fifth of a protein bar and have drank approximately 3007 cups of coffee so it's probably best that I finish snarfing down this microwaved "risotto" before I run back to my studio

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I made a little hedgehog friend!

Black clay with white engobe. I'll add glaze and/or an oxide wash to the face and peets

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I'm making a little cave for my aquarium

It says :O

I'm going to glaze the body with Mayco's Olive Float but I'm still undecided about the eyes.

The clay fires to a nice black so the unglazed interior should make for a good contrast!

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Kitty