Some Pots for the Potter

My older sister Katie and I gave our younger sister, Andrea, a four place settings of Fiestaware for her graduation gift. Its so freaking cute- we gave her the square styled set since the mug handles are nice and gracious, as I like them to be.

Well, I looked at her gift and looked in my cupboard and had a bit of a realization. This potter should have better dishes. Matching dishes. So I went to work.

Here are the mugs- just threw the last three today. Will do handles tomorrow or this weekend.

Here are the small plates. The top shelf ones will shrink down as they dry. Pots shrink 10-20% from start to finish.

So, I've got the large plates and bowls left to do. I am super excited to do the bowls, and will just have to sweat it out for the plates. Those things wear me out. But hey, I'm pretty proud of my progress. I'm a little spastic when I pot and don't take the time to make things match so this is a pretty admirable undertaking considering my track record. Sometimes the creative juices have to be streamlined. All it took was a little sibling rivalry and a potter who realized she wasn't providing for her own cupboards.