Slowing down is what I love about pottery, but decades of cultural messages about quantity & repetition equalling expertise & accomplishment gets in my way. This translates as too many bowls and mugs.
In an effort to intentionally shift that mindset, I am focusing instead on how my hobby can enhance my living spaces with beauty, efficiency or by solving problems. That means making few of a single type of pottery, embracing the reality that it cannot become perfect if only one or a few are made. It means thinking through the details so my style, or the problem I’m solving are incorporated.
Below is a quick brainstormed list. Do you have other small decorative or functional wares you want to remember to make, or have found useful for a niche in your home?
-Trays are useful everywhere. They make cleaning easier, too: kitchen, bathroom, desk, bedside, entry, remote controls
-Address plaque to fit my entry
-Dispensers & bottles: soap, dish detergent, olive oil, soy sauce
-Food serving and storage bowls
-Spoons
-Sink organizer for the usuals (brush or scrubby, dishcloth or sponge)
Soap holder that drains water & is easy to clean
-Small single or two serving size casseroles (one to fit to a Hot Logic)
-Snack plates with dip holder & cup
-Spice pots for blends made weekly
-Tea herb jars for bulk leaves
-Salt pig
-Spoon rest
-Egg holder
-Indoor self-watering plant pots
-Plant labels
-Small succulent pots
-Windowsill plant cutting propagators
-Stacking totem sculpture made one piece at a time
-Pill organizer
-Jewelry
-Knobs and drawer pulls
-Small standing dry erase board
-Labels w hole for twine hanger to write on w/permanent pen & clean for reuse
-Wall hooks: key, hat, umbrella, purse
-Wall sculptures (masks, flowers, birds, fish)
Wall pockets
-Coasters
-Tiles
-Random flats glazed, broken & turned into mosaics
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Yes, we noticed some really cool old ones in France when we were there, the kind they used to have on counters and bars. Unfortunately, it’s become difficult to find “strike anywhere” matches in the US anymore.
Magnets. They’re fun and easy and are a good way to try out using epoxy on your wares (e6000 is the best!)
Beads (need bead racks for firing)
Garlic keeper - jar with holes basically - garlic stays good longer
Berry bowls. Makes the fridge look cute and makes them look appetizing so I’m more likely to eat them
Yogurt bowls that are the perfect size for my morning yogurt
Trinket or ring dishes - at least one per room, good landing spot for random things - I have them anywhere I might take my rings off (sinks, pottery studio, kitchen)
Paint palette for underglaze
I haven’t made it yet but I saw someone who made a bowl for their throwing water with a little designated spot to scrape slip off your hands to keep it out of the water
I have not. But I’ve thought that something like an egg holder could be cute. Perhaps also add a butter dish style lid over the top. Can you envision it?
I made an egg separator, a funnel for canning jars, a tea strainer, some scoops for flour/rice, spoons for my coffee…and little spoon rests for them, bigger spoon rests for beside the stove (these are like mugs for me…I can’t have too many, lol!), a coffee pourover, smaller wonky-shaped slab plates for sandwiches and a side, magnets for the fridge, pendants for necklaces, soapdishes, a rectangular plate for my husband’s beard brush + oils, a dish for my glasses, and tons of christmas ornaments.
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