Throwing a Large Swirly Vase
Channel: Old Forge Creations
Date: 2020-06-28

This is actually the tallest piece I've ever thrown in one piece. Before I chopped the top off (there was an air bubble making it uneven) it would have been about 35cm tall, and given that my kiln is 40cm tall it's coming close to the upper limit of what I can fire at the moment.

At least I can be pretty confident that throwing standing isn't limiting how much I can use!

This is done in buff stoneware. I have a few bags left from when I used to use it before I found the KGM, so I thought I'd steal @anna_macfarlane_ceramics' idea of using a halfway clay between black and white clays and use some of it up. I made a few large planters and this vase, then cleaned everything down properly.

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