Wheel thrown ornaments

I always make ornaments for the holidays. They are a good low ticket item, fill space in my kiln and make great last minute gifts for good customers, friends and family. I use cookie cutters to cut shapes from rolled out clay slabs. Then I use all my texture tools and stamps to create designs. I finish them off with twisted copper wire hangers. This year I decided to also make some wheelthrown ornaments. They were thrown off the hump (hollow inside) and carved in the leatherhard stage. I…

My new favorite piece to make is a Christmas ornament! I did not know you could throw them on the wheel until I saw my teacher Kristen making them. Kristen seemed to have so much fun making little …