{"id":249,"date":"2023-08-30T00:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/?p=249"},"modified":"2023-09-10T23:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T23:49:02","slug":"august-pottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/30\/august-pottery\/","title":{"rendered":"August Pottery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.19.26-pm-1024x767.png\" alt=\"Group photo of my latest pottery. Features a variety of bowls and mugs with black sgraffito designs consisting of my running horse, keeper wolves, and new swallow motif. There is also a bear totem, a small snake totem, and red horse totem.\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.19.26-pm-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.19.26-pm-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.19.26-pm-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.19.26-pm.png 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Half of this month&#8217;s batch ended up being flawed. The clear glaze I applied was way too thick which resulted in a bunch of bubbles underneath the glaze. On some of these pieces, it added a really cool texture and gradient, but that wasn&#8217;t what I wanted so I ended up discounted these pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s disappointing because I worked really hard on all of these designs\u2014making pottery can be A LOT of work! But I learned a really good lesson when it comes to glazes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of these sold first dibs to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lioninthetrees\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lioninthetrees\">patreon peeps<\/a>, but here&#8217;s a look at everything that was available! In some of these photos, you can see what happened with the clear glaze:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.07.21-am.png\" alt=\"Photo of one of my simplified bear totems\" class=\"wp-image-269\" style=\"width:790px;height:780px\" width=\"790\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.07.21-am.png 790w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.07.21-am-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.07.21-am-768x758.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.09.25-am.png\" alt=\"Photo of my red horse totem\" class=\"wp-image-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.09.25-am.png 779w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.09.25-am-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.09.25-am-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.09.25-am-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.12.33-am.png\" alt=\"Photo of my little snake totem pictured next to a penny for scale\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.12.33-am.png 779w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.12.33-am-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.12.33-am-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-8.12.33-am-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.17.58-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito vase featuring my running wolf motif, poppies, and moon cycles\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.17.58-pm.png 776w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.17.58-pm-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.17.58-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.17.58-pm-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.14.29-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito cylindrical vessel featuring my new swallow motif with turquoise details\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.14.29-pm.png 780w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.14.29-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.14.29-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.14.29-pm-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.13.12-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito planter that features my Keeper Wolves motif and poppies\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.13.12-pm.png 779w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.13.12-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.13.12-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.13.12-pm-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.12.24-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito planter that features my Keeper Wolves motif and poppies\" class=\"wp-image-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.12.24-pm.png 779w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.12.24-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.12.24-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.12.24-pm-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.11.57-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito planter that features a moon motif on the back\" class=\"wp-image-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.11.57-pm.png 784w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.11.57-pm-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.11.57-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.11.57-pm-768x764.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.48-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito brush holder bowl featuring my Keeper Wolves motif and a poppy\" class=\"wp-image-263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.48-pm.png 780w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.48-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.48-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.48-pm-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.09.59-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito brush holder bowl featuring my Keeper Wolves motif and a poppy\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.09.59-pm.png 783w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.09.59-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.09.59-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.09.59-pm-768x765.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.26-pm.png\" alt=\"Picture of the interior of the Keeper Wolves brush holder that has flora details painted on the inside.\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.26-pm.png 783w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.26-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.26-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.10.26-pm-768x765.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.07.30-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito mug that features my running horse motif.\" class=\"wp-image-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.07.30-pm.png 772w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.07.30-pm-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.07.30-pm-768x776.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.03.32-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito mug that features my running horse motif.\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.03.32-pm.png 776w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.03.32-pm-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.03.32-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.03.32-pm-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.05.31-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito mug. Shoes the back of the mug that has a poppy flower motif\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.05.31-pm.png 775w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.05.31-pm-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.05.31-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.05.31-pm-768x773.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.59-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of my black sgraffito mug that features my running horse motif.\" class=\"wp-image-256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.59-pm.png 781w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.59-pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.59-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.59-pm-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.02.19-pm.png\" alt=\"Close up of this particular mug showing the bubbles underneath the glaze\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.02.19-pm.png 788w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.02.19-pm-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.02.19-pm-768x760.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.39-pm.png\" alt=\"Photo of the back of my black sgraffito running horse mug. This shot demonstrates the clear glaze error.\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.39-pm.png 785w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.39-pm-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.39-pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-3.01.39-pm-768x763.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disappointments aside, the other half of this pottery update ended up turning out wonderfully!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.56-pm-2.png\" alt=\"photo of all of my wall slab pieces in this latest pottery batch that features my running horse motif, running wolf motif, and one fox in thorns motif\" class=\"wp-image-252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.56-pm-2.png 581w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.56-pm-2-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.11-pm-2.png\" alt=\"Close up of the wall slab pieces featuring my running horse and running wolf motif.\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.11-pm-2.png 586w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-16-at-5.42.11-pm-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.29.55-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of one of my wolf wall slab pieces\" class=\"wp-image-253\" style=\"width:788px;height:780px\" width=\"788\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.29.55-AM.png 788w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.29.55-AM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.29.55-AM-768x760.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"780\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.30.07-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of one of my wall slabs featuring my running horse motif\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.30.07-AM.png 779w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.30.07-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.30.07-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lioninthetrees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-21-at-8.30.07-AM-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure how people would receive these pieces, but they appear to have been a success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll definitely be making more in the future and with other motifs and shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I realised too late that I should have posted about these here the same day when the rest of the pottery pieces were made available in my shop. I&#8217;m still trying to get used to posting in this space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward, I&#8217;ll be updating the blog when the store updates so folks checking here can use this blog as a source for staying in the loop. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorry about that, y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half of this month&#8217;s batch ended up being flawed. The clear glaze I applied was way too thick which resulted in a bunch of bubbles underneath the glaze. On some of these pieces, it added a really cool texture and gradient, but that wasn&#8217;t what I wanted so I ended up discounted these pieces. 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