Tag: Birth Art

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The Next Generation

Today I picked up a new bowl fresh from the kiln. This is the first one I did with Kirsti. Her babe loved to lay with her bum under the left side of Kirsti’s ribs. You can’t really tell from the pictures, but when you look at the bowl there is a definite indentation where Rosie’s bum was. In fact the bowl is as lopsided as Kirsti’s belly!

Kirsti’s First Bowl

 

Kirsti’s First Bowl 2

Kirsti’s First Bowl 3

My only disappointment was that the base shifted when the bowl went into the kiln, so it doesn’t fit snugly. Mistakes are wonderful teachers however. All in all the bowls I did with Kirsti are definitely more refined. I can’t wait to do more, I love this process!
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Belly Bowls Revisited

bowl#2

So far so good with bowl number two.  It needs a bit of trimming,  it is amazingly asymmetrical.  Some of the imbalance is excess clay, but a lot of it has to do with the baby I think…

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They look pretty different.  I used the same belly with exactly one week between the moldings.   Bowl number two is almost ready for the next step!

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New Belly Bowls!

bowl1

This is my first Belly Bowl. It is almost dried and ready to be glazed and fired.

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The first bowl was so fun, I asked Colleen if I could do another. This time the kids were eager to help.

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Colleen holding the bowl while it dries on her belly. Colleen is awesome. Thank you Colleen!

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The first bowl lost some of it’s shape while it dried, so I tried something new. If there are any experienced potters out there feel free to give me tips. Hopefully I will be able to post two finished bowls in the next month!