Aaaaa, Grasshopper...

BTW, at the end of the blog, way at the end, you'll find I've added an opportunity for you to learn of new posts via your email. Scroll on down if you're interested in that option. My friend has decided to learn how to throw on the wheel, so she comes out after work a couple of days a week and is doing very well! Here are some of her first bowls:

We used up all the white clay, so now we're into the Brooklyn Red. Here she is beginning to center the clay:

We wanted desparately to make a vase this evening, but that never happened. We did finally get a little plate (: and an interesting dish/bowl. Here are some pictures of the steps along the way:

These are the final products for the evening:

Tonight Grasshopper will be here to trim these two bowls and either work on the wheel again, or begin hand building so we can get a VASE! ttfn