Gift-giving: time to poll the audience
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This is mostly directed at family members and the like:
I am starting in on gift-making in ceramics. What sorts of ceramics items would you find the most useful? They can range from mugs, to whatever weird shape you've always wanted but have never gotten, to dishes that you can bake things in.
I've recently become obsessed with the third category, after making myself a giant octopus casserole/bread dish (photos when complete), an 8x8 brownie/cake pan, and a tart pan.
Anyway, I'd just love to hear ideas. Especially from you, Mom, and also from you, Rosemary. And it never hurts if you chime in,
annikusrex. Not to mention you, K. Oh wow. I guess that means I expect at least 4 people to read my blog. Also: if you aren't listed, but have great ideas, I might just make that item for you. It can't hurt to ask! I reserve the right to make aforementioned item extremely quirky. Heh.
...jellyfish lamps are still an option, but I can't afford the associated hardware at the moment...
I am starting in on gift-making in ceramics. What sorts of ceramics items would you find the most useful? They can range from mugs, to whatever weird shape you've always wanted but have never gotten, to dishes that you can bake things in.
I've recently become obsessed with the third category, after making myself a giant octopus casserole/bread dish (photos when complete), an 8x8 brownie/cake pan, and a tart pan.
Anyway, I'd just love to hear ideas. Especially from you, Mom, and also from you, Rosemary. And it never hurts if you chime in,
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...jellyfish lamps are still an option, but I can't afford the associated hardware at the moment...
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Date: 2009-05-08 03:56 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-05-09 11:59 pm (UTC)I love the honey pot you made for me. I didn't used to* eat much honey, but recently it's become a favored sweetener as I drink more tea.
*I wish I knew how to make that syntactically smoother. Aside from "I used to eat little..."
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Date: 2009-05-08 04:50 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-05-12 05:30 pm (UTC)Ceramics ideas
Date: 2009-05-08 09:58 pm (UTC)Mom
Re: Ceramics ideas
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Date: 2009-05-10 04:30 pm (UTC)um...just in case
Date: 2009-05-10 02:00 am (UTC)I would like a larger/deeper planter for the herbiage growing, and/or a delightfully deep casserole dish (like for a pasta bake). I hadn't realized you could do the latter, but I love the idea of serving up a hot bubbling crock of something in a handmade vessel.
What kind of glazes do you use for food stuff?
FYI - erged 3 days this week - planning to hit the H2O when I get back in town.
Re: um...just in case
Date: 2009-05-10 04:32 pm (UTC)The casserole dishes are kind of tricky, but I'll definitely keep it in mind, too.
All of the glazes that are available at the Tempe ceramics studio are food-safe. The only thing that isn't food-safe is un-glazed clay (too porous--stuff gets trapped in it and starts to grow).
Nice work on the erging! Definitely time to get back on the water (although of course by now it's starting to get annoyingly hot--maybe I should just plan to "accidentally" fall in on a regular basis...).