Grace Lentz

To begin my second pottery course, I planned the pieces that I wanted to make during the next six weeks.

Though I didn’t complete all of these ideas during the course, I was able to make a few of these while trying new techniques.

I tried replicating forms…

These white bowls were supposed to be large salad/soup bowls, but they shrank significantly in the firing process, so they are now small serving bowls.

Similarly, I made this mug specifically for brewing tea. It was the first handle I made and I love how the mug looks, but once it came out of the kiln, it only holds about 5 ounces of liquid…

I’m not actually mad about these pieces because they are still functional, and it’s all part of the learning process, but I need to be more diligent about overestimating the sizes of pieces when I am throwing.

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Another challenge with this course was finding a way to make texture effective, like on this garlic grater/herb stripper.

Overall, my second pottery class let me try new forms and taught me to embrace mistakes.

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