#ceramic class

[domlafou]

Blue Celadon is by far a glaze above all the others at Laney College. It has a stunning consistency in color and shine no matter what clay body on which it is thrown.

[cloudgazze]

Made a little BMO box in ceramic class!!

[lahijadeputa]

me & my lovers first ceramic pieces!! very rewarding and looking forward to another class!!

[i-am-really-fucking-cold]

Some ceramic mushroom charms I made! I made a necklace for myself and I’m giving the other to a friend as a pendant!

[silversoul713]

Learning the ”basics” in ceramics class

Teacher: alright so to learn this technique I suggest you try it on a cube shape.

Me: Uh, can I make something else?

Teacher: Sure. It might be harder, but dedication is good. What did you have in mind?

Me: I’d like to build an icosahedron.

Teacher: ... a what?

Me: This. (Shows a d20)

Teacher: that’s... going to be a challenge, are you sure?

Me (a stubborn f*ck): Yes.

Later:

Yea, none of us thought it would work, but here we are!

[domlafou]

Second favorite glaze is the Copper Red. It runs fast, so exterior applications are verboten in the class, as first-time glazers will dunk their pieces to its bottom, resulting in the glaze fusing with the kiln shelves. A costly mistake... The shift from red to purple-blue in highly concentrated areas is always a treat to behold. Large bowl is Ivory Paper Clay. Small vessel is Rod’s Bod Clay.

[birthofdualism]

Yesterday at work, one of my 17 year old metalhead students who always wears the same Slipknot shirt every week, asked to put some music on during class. I said sure, and was expecting to hear some Mushroomhead, Iron Butterfly and of course, Metallica. Then it happened, I heard ridiculously good jazz come out of the speakers, I stopped talking and looked up at him and said, "Is this?" and he smiled and said "Yes, yes it is, Oscar Peterson." So for the rest of the night, I taught my ceramic class listing to Oscar Peterson.