An Evening of Trimming and Pulling Handles

 Wednesday night is usually my class night. We are out for about a month and a half for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The studio is open so I went and worked on mugs. I glazed mugs 2 and 3. Then I trimmed the next 7 mugs and pulled handles for them. My handles need a lot of work. I carved a bit on the first three mugs. to the right is Mug 4. I like the shape. I wish I had made the carved area wider. I think the handle is OK.

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” 
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
(Someday soon, I hope)


Below is mug 5. I used a stamp with circles but it has too dry for the stamp to make much impact.
You can see the problem with my handles very clearly on Mug 5. The top part is Way too thick. Ugh.

“Never, never, never give in!” 
― Winston Churchill

I suppose that quote is a tad dramatic for my project.

Below is Mug 6.I like the pattern on it the best. I'm not too sure about the handle. I guess we will see when it is finished. 

“It does not matter ho slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”  - Confucius

The final four. I was getting tired and didn't add anything to these but the handles. All different sizes and different shapes. As I cleaned up I walked past another student in my class.She was adding totally uniform handles to perfectly uniform mugs. I wonder if I will ever get to that point.

                                Mugs 7, 8, 9 and 10.

 "Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” 

                                                                                        ― Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho

So, at the end of a pleasant evening had 7 trimmed mugs. The are covered and setting up. I hope to get back in a day or two to finish them.