Dream Pot

I call this pot "Dream Pot".  This was a pot I made after I had a dream about it.  It was one of those dreams that I woke up from and had to make a sketch so I wouldn't forget how it looked.  It took me several days of pondering to figure out how make it.

What I finally came up with was a hand building technique.  I rolled out long slabs of clay with the slab roller(one of my favorite pieces of equipment).  I took a blown up balloon and secured it to a tall cardboard tube(about 12" diameter).  I placed each long slab of clay over the balloon and let the ends drape and fold like they wanted to.  This pot totally did its own thing.  I added a saucer shape to the bottom for stability.  Then the whole thing dried upside down for several days when I could take it off the balloon.  Then I propped up the sides just to prevent them from sagging.  After it dried for like 4 weeks, I have the courage to try and move it to the kiln.  It fired slowly in a bisque fire for 12 hours.  Glazing was done pouring glaze inside and out and then another firing.  I held my breath the whole time(well, it felt like it).

This piece now has a new home with  someone else.  It was sold at the GHAA gallery in Helen, Ga.  I just found out today that it had been sold.  I was happy that someone will be able to love it in their home as much as I loved making it.