Illustrated is a thrown vase where I have
paddled the body square to create 4 intersecting planes. Glazed in a slightly
tweaked variant of Shaner's Yellow the wave length design was waxed off with a
thin iron glaze brushed over to create medallions over each plane of the pot. I
enjoy making pots like this, they are easy to throw and by the simple act of
paddling, the geometry and feeling of the pot are changed, round is good but as
predominantly a thrower, just round can get a bit monotonous at times. This
process solves that problem and keeps me and clay on the same wave length.
"The man that will make such an execrable
pun as that...will pick my pocket." John Dennis (1657-1734)
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