I promised some studio shots, and this post is hopefully the first of several that deliver. The blobs above are how I first set up my clay to start my pinching and forming of the pieces. I have been exploring several different shapes, I did not photo graph any pieces that are really close to being ready for the bisque fire. But I did take some photos of the progress I made towards two pieces that day.
This is going to be a yunomi, and while it looks very blocky, I am a huge advocate of nice koudai on pieces even pinch work ones, so when the clay dries out slightly, I carve away at the bottom of the piece to get the desired foot and bottom shape I want.
The same idea holds true for the tea bowl/ chawan below. The base is extra block like so I can really get in there and carve it down to how I want it to be. I also included a side shot.
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