I Was All Stoked To Pick Up My First Glazed Piece Only To Find Out My Instructor Is A Lazy Bum And Didn't

I was all stoked to pick up my first glazed piece only to find out my instructor is a lazy bum and didn't fire anything. Rats! But to make it up to us, he let us try the wheel today. This bowl/vase thing is the first thing I made. Not too bad for a first try, right? Well, I guess technically my first experience was the Pocahontas Pottery Wheel my parents got me as a kid (which I begged for, then discarded), but I'm willing to overlook that if you are.

This one is going to be a mug, I'm told:

Laguna, 2 hour class

Another test model from the big book of polymer mythical creatures. The sample image looks completely different, but I like my little guy much better. Sadly, he didn't photograph so well (part of that was waiting too long and missing the best light, part of it is those ridiculous arms), but he's still pretty cute.

Super Sculpey, 18 min.

I'm back from vacation! I had a really great three weeks visiting friends in London, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and NYC, and now I'm glad to be back home in my comfortably dim apartment. Hooray!

Today was my "last" day of class (I have to go back at least twice more to pick up two glazed pieces and one more that hasn't been fired yet), so that meant I had a bounty of finished pieces to take home. Above, check out my finished two-prong vase (I heard they used it in the art show while I was away) and a couple of crappy bowls and trays. If anyone wants anything, by the way, I'd be happy to share.

Below, a new mug (it'll be vivid orange after it's fired) and a small pot for my mom's Egyptian room. (Don't look if you want to be surprised, Mom!)

Laguna, 2 hour class

Today: Buffy riding a unicorn.

This was another attempt from the big book of polymer mythical creatures. I used a wire armature for the first time, which meant I got to experience the joy of not realizing my proportions were off until 45 minutes worth of clay was stacked on top of it. Hence the awkward angle of the photo! He's really more giraffe than unicorn, as it turns out.

Super Sculpey, ~60 min.

Suuuuuuuper lazy today, obviously. If you couldn't tell by the lack of detail, you can always tell by the circus theme (my workspace is in my living room, which has a circus theme--lazy day means looking around the room for something to copy).

So, hey: Tent!

Super Sculpey, ~30 min.

Today, just a few miles down the street from my apartment in San Francisco, Judge Walker overturned Proposition 8. I'm a little teary-eyed thinking about how happy I am for all my friends here in California who will soon have the right to marry the people they love. So, because I was feeling all mushy and sentimental today, I made this little rose. (But I'm still me, so I photographed it like the cover of a trashy romance novel. Obviously.)

I know there's still a long road to travel until everyone in this country enjoys the same freedoms, but we got a little bit closer today. Feels pretty good.

Super Sculpey, ~40 min.