Practicing throwing small bowls....contd

 Practice practice practice.....more bmix, reduction fired, with lt celadon and dk red underglaze.  This time used temmoku on the outside of the bowls.  It makes for a nice overlap pattern as seen in the first photo at right.  I liked trimming small feet on these bowls, although I guess this does not make for the most stable of pieces, but I think it makes it look really elegant.  I started out thinking of making some small bowls for holding baby food but now that I think about it, ceramic (breakable) bowls are probably not good to have near babies :).

The last bowl has an interesting story.  I lifted it from the drying shelf to trim, and knocked the upper shelf against the rim accidentally, creating 2 notches in the rim.  I ended up incorporating these into the bowl design - maybe for holding a utensil? I might try to incorporate this into future designs.  I like how the celadon glaze pools into the notches creating a darker contrast.