There is a growing obsession with these tiny bowls, especially for wedding gifts, favors, or bridesmaids' gifts. And I can't help but be enthralled with them myself! In fact, I've made several, from the teeny, tiny dish to the large bowl! (OK, not that large, if it's still to be called a ring bowl!)
The dishes have a few obvious uses:
- on a nightstand before bed, to place your everyday jewelry
- on a windowsill for your rings, for doing dishes
- on a table right inside the front door, for spare change
But what about the ring bowls? They don't seem to be as popular, but I would argue they should be even more desirable than their dish counterparts, because they have many more uses! They can do anything a dish can do, plus more!
A ring bowl can be used:
- to hold more jewelry than just your everyday pieces (I use one to hold all my rings)
- to hold men's items, like collar stays and cuff links
- to collect spare buttons
- to hold coin, button, bead collections
- candle or tea light holders
- to hold hair clips, bobbi pins, hair ties
- to hold desk items, like paper clips and extra staples
- in the bathroom for cotton balls and Q-tips
- and finally, because our pottery is perfect for use every day in the kitchen, you can use these small bowls for food! Cereal, grapes, goldfish, you name it!
So why aren't you collecting ring bowls?
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We also have other molds called "slip molds" that are made out of plaster and are then filled with a very wet clay called slip. The plaster of the mold begins to absorb some of the water from the slip, which causes it to attach to the sides of the mold. After a short amount of time (usually about an hour), the molds are turned upside-down to pour out the remaining slip. They are left like that overnight and then taken apart the next day.Once the clay is almost dry, the molds are taken apart and the piece is cleaned up. This is the process we have used to make our disk vases, pitchers, and jars.
Finally, we have decided to combine the two processes to make our large bowls! The result is a beautiful, large bowl that is also extremely light and easy to use!
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We've been making teapots for a while now (remember the video 
First she throws the body, the spout, and the lid, all separately. Once they have a chance to dry a little, she trims them, cleans them up, and then attaches the spout and handle. Next they need to dry completely. If something isn't completely dry when it is bisqued, there is the chance it could explode in the kiln, ruining not only all the hard work that goes into that one teapot, but also many of the pieces that are in there with it.The first firing goes up to a temperature of about 1800 degrees! Because we fire at such high temperatures, our pieces are very durable and not prone to chipping or breaking like so many other ceramic pieces. 
After they are fired, they are hand-painted in a unique design. No two of our teapots are exactly alike, which adds to their charm. We use glaze stains, or under glazes, and then cover them with a transparent glaze. Then they are fired again, to around 2000 degrees, which allows the colors deepen and the finish to shine.
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