*Note* I am not a professional potter. These are the bits and pieces that I haven’t sold at student art shows or made for someone else. As such, all weights and sizes are as exact as I can make them. Some pieces have flaws. I will explain what they are in each piece’s description. The photos are taken with a camera phone. The quality is fair to middlin’, so if you need more pictures from a different angle, request and you shall receive. I have divided this up by the semester I made the piece for ease of accounting on my part. I get better as I go along, so the lower you get, the better (and more expensive) the pieces get. Assume it is wheel-thrown, unless otherwise marked. Now on with the ceramics J
First semester #1-Yellow hand built boxhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1609.jpg-Price- $2
-2 pieces
-3 ½ in tall by 6 in long by 5 in wide
-weight- 1 5/8 lb
-Description- I made this box mostly to use up clay. The box part is glazed with a clear glazed. The lid is glazed with yellow. There is a particular way the lid fits, though it still wobbles a bit. Completely food safe, waterproof (in the box, the bottom of the lid is unglazed), oven safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe. I suppose you could use it as a mini-casserole, if you wished. If you do cook in it for some reason, don’t cook with the lid on. Anything that spatters on the bottom of the lid may stain and will require scrubbing.
Second Semester#2-Blue & brown small platehttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1612.jpg-Price- $2
-½ in tall by 7 in wide
-weight- ¾ lb
-Description- DO NOT EAT OFF THIS PLATE. It was fired in the wrong part of the kiln and is covered in bubbles in the glaze. Its oven and microwave safe, waterproof, etc, but the bubbles will flake off and possibly get in your food. My recommendation is to use this as a trivet or something of the sort, or as an offering dish that you don’t plan on having anything corporeal eat off of. If all else fails, put a houseplant on it.
#3-Pair of medium plateshttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1614.jpg-Price- $5 for the pair
-2 pieces
-7/8 in tall by 9 ½ in wide
-total weight- 3 ¾ lbs
-Description- DO NOT EAT OFF THIS PLATE. Same as piece #2, the glaze pitted and bubbled on me. Its not as bad as #2 but I still strongly recommend not eating off it. The glazes themselves are very pretty to me, so again I’m thinking offering plate. Or oversized trivet.
#4-White plate w/ stainhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1613.jpg-Price- $3
-¾ in tall by 7 ½ in wide
-weight- 1 lb
-Description- What a shocker, you can eat off this plate. Only thing that went wrong was the amount of stains (iron oxide and cobalt) I put on it. It is waterproof, as I have mentioned, oven, dishwasher, and microwave safe. Anything you can do with a plate, you can do with this.
#5-Brown & blue cuphttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1616.jpg-Price- $3
-2 in tall by 4 in wide, handle extra 1 ½ in.
-weight- ½ lb
-Description- Foodsafe, just on the small side. Safe for just about anything kitchen related. Handle is perfect for hooking a thumb through.
#6-Rust and yellow cuphttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1617.jpg-Price- $3
-2 ¾ in tall by 4 in wide, handle extra 2 in
-weight- 5/8 lb
-Description- While it is quite waterproof, I must mention a few things. For food use, I strongly recommend a gloss glaze. The rust color on this is a matte glaze. The reason I recommend a gloss glaze is for ease of cleaning. The other big thing is the fact the bottom of this piece cracked in the bisque. The crack doesn’t go all the way through the bottom but is very visible on the bottom. This fact, coupled with the cup being bottom heavy, leads me to my recommendation- use it to hold tealights. I have a couple of cups that I use to hold emergency lights for when the power is off for a while because they are easily portable, have a handle, and when put in the bathroom sink, give you enough light to use said bathroom. It could also hold scented tealights as an offering as well, since it is open enough to not smother the flame. But, its just an idea. If you fall in love with the cup, just remember to scrub it well after your morning coffee.
Third Semester#7-2 flat discshttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1637.jpg-Price- $1 for both
-2 pieces
-# 1->1/8 lb, ¼ in tall by 1 ½ in wide
-# 2- 1/8 lb, ¼ in tall by 2 ¾ in wide
-Description- While the little one has some interesting effects, neither of these turned out as hoped. I recommend painting over the designs, like you’d paint a rock. In case anyone was wondering, the big one was supposed to be an anime-style eye. The little one was supposed to be a triple moon symbol.
#8-Tiny purple jarhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1636.jpg-Price- $1
-1 ¼ in tall by 1 ½ wide
-mouth- ¾ in wide
-weight- > 1/8 lb
-Description- Not my smallest pot, but one of the smaller hump pots. I used this to color test a purple mix. I DO NOT recommend using this for food. The red in the mix is supposedly food safe, but I don’t trust it. There are a few patches where the purple didn’t cover. It would make a nice doll accessory, or even a fairy dish if you wish. Or you can just stare at it.
#9-Small blue & purple jarhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1635.jpg-Price- $1
-2 ¼ in tall by 2 in wide
-mouth- 1 in
-weight- ¼ lb
-Description- See #8. This one was another tester. Has the same purple on the outside, a lavender mix on the inside, and blue around the lip. Again, there are some patches where the glaze didn’t cover properly.
#10-Green chalicehttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1634.jpg-Price- $2
-4 in tall by 3 in across
-weight- ½ lb
-Description- DON”T USE THIS IN THE KITCHEN. The glaze bubbled badly, and the bubbles break if you press them too hard. It was an experiment in a glaze as well as goblet construction. The rim is uneven as well. I’d fill it with sand and use it as a standing censer. You can use the handle to pick it up and move it. I warn you now, I can’t guarantee that the bubbles in the glaze won’t break in transit.
#11-Carved blue jarhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1632.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_16332.jpg-Price- $6
-3 in tall by 2 ¼ in wide
-mouth- ½ in wide
-weight- ¼ lb
-Description- Man am I proud of this one. Not only is it very light compared to some of the stuff I’ve made but the carving showed up well. Its waterproof, dishwasher, oven, microwave safe, and cute. It would make a good potion bottle, if you go that way.
#12-Cup & jar (powder blue)http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1618.jpg-Price- $10
-2 pieces
-with lid- 5 ½ in tall
-w/o lid- 4 in tall by 3 ¼ in wide
- lid is 2 in tall by 2 ¾ in wide
-weight- 1 lb
-Description- DRY GOODS ONLY. The glaze is a one time only kind of thing. # 13 has the same glaze. Due to the texture, I recommend dry goods, dried herbs, incense blends, etc. Wrapped candy works too. The lid doubles as a cup. I’ll have to revisit this design later, I think….
#13-Powder blue bowlhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1619.jpg-Price- $6
-3 ¼ in tall by 6 ¼ wide
-weight- 1 1/8 lb
-Description- FRUITBOWL ONLY. Same problems as #12, plus a crack that the glaze hides fairly well. Would work great for fruit as long as you don’t let it go squishy. Handwash only (due to glaze).
#14-Suit pothttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1631.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/04-14-10_1504.jpg-Price- $10
-2 pieces
-4 in tall by 2 ½ in wide
-mouth- ½ in wide
-weight ½ lb
-Description- Foodsafe, waterproof, etc, etc. If you want to seal this guy (say, for a spell or something similar), dip the stopper in wax and put it in, adding more wax around the neck. Could be a weird perfume bottle too, but you wouldn’t be able to use it for more than one scent because the stopper is almost completely unglazed, and therefore slightly porous. Mostly I just think this guy is cute ^_^
#15-Black bowl w/ ringhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1628.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1629.jpg-Price- $8
-2 pieces
- roughly 3 in all around
-weight- ½ lb
-Description- One of the few things I made intended for magic without keeping it. While you may, of course, use it for anything you like, I envisioned it as a scrying bowl. I know somewhere I read about putting water in a blacked out tin to use for scrying. This is my version. It can be tilted to any angle in the little ring/stand. The inside is completely glazed utter black. This was hand built in a pooki, so there are some cracks on the outside. The inside is smooth and crackless.
#16-Sea green lidded pothttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1620.jpg-Price- $9
-2 pieces
-5 in tall by 4 ¼ in wide
-Mouth measures 2 ½ in
-weight-1 ¾ lb
-Description- Same glaze as # 10 but without as bad of bubbling. Still, it is not recommended for food use due to possible flaking. Great for wrapped candies, making a god-jar, or anything else you can think of for a round little pot.
#16-Octopus pothttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1615.jpg-Price- $10
-2 pieces
-5 ½ in tall by 5 ½ in wide by 7 ½ in long
-weight- 1 3/8 lb
-Description- When my teacher saw this, he asked me if I was making a bong. No, it is not drug paraphernalia, just a funky little teapot that got nicknamed OctoBong. It does pour (just not very well). If you like octopuses wearing hats, this is the piece for you. The glaze did some wonky stuff on the outside, but inside is waterproof and food safe. Standard safeties apply, though you may wish to hand wash it.
#17-Alien canopic jarhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1621.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1622.jpg-Price- $14
-2 pieces
-7 in tall by 3 ½ in wide
-weight- 1 ¾ lb
-Description- Since sculpting a hawk head is beyond me, I made an alien head instead. Bit on the heavy side but the brains came out lovely. In the top of the lid is a scooped out hollow for the brains (really its just molten glass, but I like the romance of alien brains instead). Lid fits well with a bit of wiggle room. Its safe in every regard, so you should buy it and put your coffee in it and say it’s the cremated remains of Swonduke Szarrli the Third, emperor of the Krubnik galaxy. Sadly, he doesn’t come in decaf.
#18-Blue wide pothttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1611.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_16102.jpg-Price- $12
-~8 in wide by 4 in tall
-mouth measures 5 ¾ in
-weight- 3 lb
-Description- Not much to say. I was going to make a lid and ran out of time. There are dark blue raised lumps of glaze on the outside that make great texture, and some lumps on the inside that feel nice. Suppose it could be a well for a nemeton, but I leave uses up to the buyer. One of my better efforts.
#19-Griffin pothttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1607.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1608.jpg-Price- $20
-2 pieces
-~7 in tall by 8 in wide by 7 ¾ in deep
-weight- 3 ¾ lb
-Description- I’m insanely proud of this one. Despite some flaws like a thin bottom and a funky spot on the belly, it came out pretty nice. The wings are the handles, though the tail is sturdy enough to support it. The lid is hand built and loose in the mouth. It was originally a pitcher but kinda changed in translation. It’s a lucky griffin because even though I dropped the lid twice while making it (you can see the notches in the throat) it didn’t break or deform anything important. Waterproof but pours like a leaky hose. Probably better to use it for something other than liquid.
#20-The Thingiehttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1624.jpghttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc84/erinnightwalker/Ecauldron%20Sale/08-14-10_1623.jpg-Price- $30
-6 in tall by 11 in long by 10 in wide
-weight- 7 ½ lb
-Description- I have no clue what it is. Not a single one. I can tell you about it, like the melted glass in the bottom and carved spirals and the donut supporting a bottomless pot I glazed in place, but I have no idea what its supposed to do. Even if you don’t buy it, feel free to tell me what it is.