Pots and autumn flowers

We had a very nice sunny autumn, and I really do hope this sunshine lasts till spring. So here are some pics of flower pots and what goes inside.


Yep, an hydrangea that is still blooming! I got this seedling from a flea market and it flowered twice this summer, courageous little fella:


Christmas roses, helleborus niger, that also go by the name of "Potter's wheel", lol:


And a pic of my autumnal blood grass, finally looking like it should, fiery red

Bigger pots

It was time :) This summer will be 4 years that I started doing pottery, tackling throwing after a year of playing around with slabs.

And orchid pots


Thought this blood grass was a goner, till I stopped submerging it in water.

A lemon tree:

flowers in little pots

For me they are like little mantelpieces and bouquets :) Over time I combine my favorite ceramic pots with different flowers.This summer I have fluffy kalanchoes and alpine poppies, which do better in small containers than those that I tried to plant last year.


Succulents... the best thing ever for little pots.





A tiny flower on a string of hearts.

Raku

Had lovely two days firing raku, big thanks to R & N for their kindness and hospitality. Was the first time already two years ago?? It felt like only a moment to me.





A red clay essay:

Splashes and blotches 1

The first day of spring

Last year spring came 6 times, and then reverted to winter again. So here's some crocus pocus magic to make it stay =)

Other people's pots and stuff

Was at a local pottery fair this weekend and of course I didn't return with empty hands. Because second most enjoyable thing after making pottery, is buying some pottery =)

Pots!

So nice to see a glaze finally working! It was superb on a tester, a catastrophe the first time on some bowls... that were still as bad glazed and fired a third time... and now I managed to apply the right layer of the stuff to have these hues of parme and green.




And this one is a slight intruder, being of a different glaze, but still from the same series of base and oxydes used.

hues of blue and pink

A vase for succulents that we picked up in Amsterdam.

There were so many of them, it was a difficult choice! This "bunny" came home with us, but will be having a pot of his own, being such a prickly neighbour...

And my starflower is blooming! It is supposed to taste like cucumber but I like the blue blossoms so much I don't dare to cut it.


And now waiting for these to mature :) 

winter fruit

I've been testing new glazes, the result was rather surprising and my first thought was "oh, there goes my 4-hour effort.." but the fruit looks striking against these purple hues.