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September Pottery
Group photo of my latest pottery. Features a variety mugs with black sgraffito designs consisting of my running horse, keeper wolves, and new swallow motif. There are also owl, wolf, lion, and horse totems.

September's pottery is now available!

Some pieces have already sold via early access on my Patreon page, but there are still some pieces available.

Unfortunately, the clear gloss glazed pieces this month ended up flawed as well. But, through some experimentation I learned that it wasn't my fault this time! The glaze itself was too thick and just needs a little water added to the mix, and then it should be back to normal.

It's a little disappointing (and at times frustrating), but I do enjoy these parts of the creative process. Learning about the "whys" helps you learn more about the medium itself.

This month, I wanted to practice making mug handles, and I definitely learned a little more about them! I also played around with some new underglazes that had some...interesting results LOL
I really love how the orange turned out with my Barn Swallow motif and will move forward with that colour combo.

However, I had a major surprise when I got back my Barn Swallow trinket dish! It was meant to be this deep, magenta colour (which you can kind of see pictured on the lower edge of the piece). I'm not sure what happened, but I'm guessing I didn't apply enough layers of underglaze so the piece turned out this lightish pink-purple instead LOL

Here's a look at all of the pieces—

TOTEMS //

3/4 Left Side View - Ceramic sgraffito wolf totem done with black and turquoise underglaze. Features floral, fur, and crescent moon details all over it's body.
Left Side View - Ceramic sgraffito wolf totem done with black and turquoise underglaze. Features floral, fur, and crescent moon details all over it's body.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito wolf totem done with black and turquoise underglaze. Features floral, fur, and crescent moon details all over it's body.
Back View - Ceramic sgraffito wolf totem done with black and turquoise underglaze. Features floral, fur, and crescent moon details all over it's body. Large turquoise California Poppy climbing up it's back.

Left Side View - A ceramic sgraffito horse totem with red, black, and turquoise underglaze. Features a California Poppy design.
Right Side View - A ceramic sgraffito horse totem with red, black, and turquoise underglaze. Features a California Poppy design.

Right Side View - Ceramic sgraffito horse totem done with turquoise, black, and red underglaze and a California Poppy along it's side.
Right Side View - Ceramic sgraffito horse totem done with turquoise, black, and red underglaze and a California Poppy along it's side.

Right Side View - Small ceramic sgraffito wolf totem done with black underglaze and features a California Poppy on it's torso.

Right side view - Ceramic sgraffito lion totem with black and turquoise underglaze.
Left side view - Ceramic sgraffito lion totem with black and turquoise underglaze.
Back view of the ceramic sgraffito lion totem with black and turquoise underglaze.

A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black and turquoise underglaze, and a California Poppy on it's front torso.
A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black and turquoise underglaze, and a crescent moon on it's back.

A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black and turquoise underglaze, and a California Poppy on it's front torso.
A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black and turquoise underglaze, and a California Poppy on it's front torso.

A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black and turquoise underglaze.
A ceramic sgraffito Horned Owl Totem with black underglaze, and a crescent moon on it's back.

VESSELS //

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black and orange underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif.
Black View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black and orange underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif. The back features a California Poppy.
Handle View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black and orange underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif. This photo highlights the floral details carved into the handle.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black and red underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif.
Back View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black and red underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif. The back features a California Poppy.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito mug featuring a pair of Jackalopes and a Prairie Fire flower motif on the front.
Back View - Ceramic sgraffito mug featuring a Prairie Fire flower motif on the back.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black underglaze featuring my running floral wolf motif.
Side View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black underglaze featuring my running floral wolf motif.
Back View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black underglaze featuring my running floral wolf motif and a crescent moon detail on the back.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black underglaze featuring my running floral wolf motif. Floral details carved into the handle.
Back View - Ceramic sgraffito mug with black underglaze featuring my running floral wolf motif and a crescent moon on the back.

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito bowl with black underglaze featuring my Keeper Wolves motif.
Front View - Ceramic sgraffito bowl with black underglaze featuring my Keeper Wolves motif.

MISC. //

Front View - Ceramic sgraffito trinket dish with turquoise underglaze featuring my rabbit with poppies motif.
Front View - Ceramic sgraffito trinket dish with a light pink/magenta underglaze featuring my Barn Swallow motif. I didn't apply the magenta glaze properly so the colour looks wrong LMAOOO