Make all the things

We have now officially make vessels with lids. I have one piece I am in love with and want to make a whole set and a few pieces I hated but then added some texture details and no longer hate them but definitely not my favorite. Hopefully they will all make it threw the kiln. One part of pottery I find fascinating is how you can do everything correctly and still lose pieces in firing. We did enclosed vessels and that is SOOOOO much harder than it looks. I did enclosed forms for Christmas trees and it didn't go great but I made some I'll share when they are out of the kiln. They were glazed last night. Here are the closed form jars I made. Not my favorite but after adding the texture I don't hate them. 

but one piece turned out better then I could have hoped I one day I'll make a full set in larger sizes.

i plan to use it for loose leaf tea. It's so pretty, I haven't decided on colors yet though. I really hope they all make it through the kiln. Next class is Monday and hopefully I'll have my own wheel by then too. Fingers crossed. So what have you made this week? Any holiday projects planned?