I am trying to bring sea life into functional pottery. I am making a variety of bowls and pots that embrace the likeness of urchins, coral, and octopi.
I am intrigued by wheel throwing and the simplicity of the pot form. How can I bring this simplicity to my sea life series? I am looking for harmony between handbuilding and wheel throwing. I want my octopus dancing on a tea cup, a sea urchin on my pot’s lid.
Wanda Williams says
I really like your work. I am a person who loves to crochet. I’m wondering if you can create an octopus yarn bowl…..One tentacle can be used as a handle to pick up the bowl. A couple of tentacles could be curled to guide the yarn through. If the octopus were laying on its side to create a bowl to hold the yarn, then it should work. I was also thinking a chameleon yarn bowl would be cool also.