{"id":957,"date":"2012-02-10T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T11:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=957"},"modified":"2012-02-10T20:18:31","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T11:18:31","slug":"katakuchi-and-guinomi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/katakuchi-and-guinomi.html","title":{"rendered":"Katakuchi and Guinomi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some of the last pots to be made for the upcoming firing. Katakuchi (spouted bowls) and guinomi (small drinking cups).<\/p>\n

The katakuchi are made from 3 blended clays, with added sand and crushed porcelain stone. I got lucky with the clay for the guinomi, clay gathered from a roadside cut more than 10 years ago by an in-law. It was really nice to throw with, and trimmed like a dream. This was the last of it, so I’m really hoping to get some keepers.<\/p>\n

The spouts are really simple. Just a lump of clay smashed out with your thumb against the palm of your hand, then attached to the pot. If you look closely you can see the creases of my hand in the undersides of the spouts.<\/p>\n

I realized that I tend to post pictures of unfinished work more often than not. I’ll try to remember to post pictures of the finished pots after the firing, if they come through it ok.<\/p>\n