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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Re-glazing
Once the glaze doesn't turn out as I wish, I use heat-gun to reglaze the pieces, although this is pain stickingly slow and difficult so...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Nailing it!
I sketched the clay by nail and rubbed the black glaze over it so the sketch stays out!
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Working from living room
Weather is getting colder and I can't use backyard anymore so I had to invade my chilling space to do pottery :)
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Inventory
Not long ago I figured not all I make will go fast so I had to make space to store the rest, small vases make the main share since I was...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
The endless what ifs
I wanted to figure how I can use metal or glass in ceramics, or casting some birds instead of making them over and over... what if I make...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Kintsugi
There is a concept in Japanese pottery called kintsugi, to put it simply means scars make us better beings and the way to perfection goes...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Tried ready glazes
Tried to keep the process less complex at the beginning by using ready made glazes and I got all sort of results from extremely beautiful...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Quality control
And sometimes it is ok to disqualify a work or two, since you know down the line they won't survive so it is better to let them go before...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Spiky bowls
Watching the bumps on the trees, with all different colors I decided to make a spiky seri and use wine green and red glass to affect the...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Trip to central Iran
Recently I went back to Iran after almost two years, it was a long time away, I saw many beautiful buildings from clay in city of Yazd...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Kiln
A dream coming true by buying a kiln, now I could fire my pottery and will be a real potter.
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Add depth to the sketch
One other technique is how to add depth to a Scene or how to curve out shapes and letters in a pot ...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Trying glazes
There are stain and oxide glazes, the latter is more fun, during the firing the chemical reaction creates magical and surprising effects.
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
And kept throwing
one can perfect the shape of a vase still making it by hands versus casts or machines.
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Theia ceramics
Nov 27, 20221 min read
The long way of practice
Since when I learned how to throw I worked with different wheels and different clays, wheel throwing is a joyful experience
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Theia ceramics
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Kiln time
The first time I watched a friend to fire my pottery in her kiln, my body was filled with excitement.
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Theia ceramics
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Ceramic and pottery biennale
Being in Tehran now almost a month and fascinated with ceramics I found out there is a temperory exhibition at niyavaran museum, so I go...
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Theia ceramics
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Wheel thrown
.. started learning to through on wheel by making simple shapes.
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Theia ceramics
Nov 26, 20221 min read
casts
Casting is handy, I made a plaster cast of my left hand!
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Theia ceramics
Nov 26, 20221 min read
logo and a stamp
As I was learning more and more I thought it is a good idea to make a logo and a stamp for my pottery endeavor four and half billion...
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