Here’s a few more videos, these were posted separately on my social media sites. I’m just getting them added here on my blog.
This first video shows me finishing one of these blue swirl cups on the wheel - adding the cobalt slip and the spiral shape. The latter half shows me adding a handle to the same style of mug.
The latest batch I made of these had a slightly narrower foot and handle, and I think I like the design change. I’ll make these same tweaks in my next batch of swirl mugs.
Slipping, swirling and handling a cobalt swirl mug.
This next video shows me handling these wide mouthed swirl mugs. These mugs were made in Laguna Rods Bod clay. They were glazed in Tenmoku (outside) and Goldspot, and were fired to cone 10 in Reduction at the Desert Dragon Pottery Studio in North Phoenix. This is one of my long-time favorite glaze combinations, in fact the recipes used for these glazes came from my Ball State glaze recipe book.
Handling Widemouth Swirl Mugs
This last video is the most recent, it shows me handling a textured mug. I love how the transparent glaze flows around the texture on these mugs! The handles are a bit smaller on these, as it’s a shorter style.