sonkette In reply to HenryCobalt [2012-12-28 22:19:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind words! I've been on a bit of a hiatus with ceramics, but I am very excited to get some work going in my new studio.

Even though my punk days are over, I would still consider RFH one of my favorite albums of all time!

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sonkette In reply to dlwooten [2012-01-08 19:10:24 +0000 UTC]

she is one of my favourite potters! continuing patterns is something i've wanted to experiment with for sure

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sonkette In reply to Sammi-pickle [2012-01-08 19:09:42 +0000 UTC]

hey, i experimented with several techniques when working with doilies, tracing, carving, shellac. the one that work the best i found was actually tracing the pattern directly from a doiley, and then waiting until the piece was bone dry before i started carving. i would spritz it with a little water and then carve using a hoop or dremel tool.

shellac also worked really well, but you need a thicker doiley. you paint the shellac over the doiley, using it as a stencil, and then wait for the piece to dry. then you can go back in with a sponge and start to wipe away the clay that isn't affected by the shellac. it will leave a raised pattern of the doiley. hope this helps! sorry its been so so long since i've been on here

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2010-01-28 02:35:20 +0000 UTC]

hey i replied to the note... just wanted to make sure you got it!

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2010-01-29 17:09:56 +0000 UTC]

Yup! Got the note and your interview goes up at midnight on February first. I hope you like it!

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2010-02-06 04:39:02 +0000 UTC]

it looks great! thanks so much!

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2010-02-09 03:52:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you liked it!

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sonkette In reply to art-as-air [2009-12-18 01:54:20 +0000 UTC]

soda is a beautiful thing

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sonkette In reply to Saphrax [2009-12-14 20:52:58 +0000 UTC]

thank you! practise makes perfect

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-12-08 23:21:44 +0000 UTC]

yeah i do like it! sorry i just had time to favourite it this morning and not reply. i would love to see some of your other ceramic work! by the way, which school did you graduate from?

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2009-12-09 00:16:41 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could put my other ceramic work up, but I have such a terrible camera right now none of my images are really coming out.

I graduated with a BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (the school affiliated with the art museum, not the AI that's everywhere..)

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-12-14 20:50:24 +0000 UTC]

yeah I'm totally taking advantage of our schools great documenting equipment... no idea what I'm going to do when I graduate.

our visiting artist at our school this year, emily schroeder, was thinking of teaching at that school next year I think. I've heard great things about it

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sonkette In reply to JayRoth [2009-12-05 16:42:14 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much! all my glazes are mixed from raw materials... no premade stuff! thanks for the fave and the watch!

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sonkette In reply to Nudessence [2009-12-03 16:16:12 +0000 UTC]

np! your pitchers are great! i would never have the guts to pull of a lip that dramatic

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-11-30 07:01:30 +0000 UTC]

It was originally developed by Sam Chung in Phoenix, but its really easily manipulated and almost never gives you the same results twice(colour wise)

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2009-11-30 18:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I love Sam Chung! I see his work all of the time on Akar. Did you study under him at all or did you get the recipe from a book/magazine he contributed to?

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-12-01 18:04:05 +0000 UTC]

He was recently at our school for a conference, but I got the recipe from another student who was using the glaze

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2009-12-02 01:08:06 +0000 UTC]

Just out of curiosity, are you selling your work anywhere online right now?

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-12-02 09:34:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm not at the moment, school is just a bit too overwhelming at this time in my life... But if you could recommend a website that would be great to know for the future!

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2009-12-02 21:03:10 +0000 UTC]

Etsy and Artfire are becoming huge in the handmade world because you can sell your work for a relatively cheap price, and I have seen some good ceramic work on those sites before.

However I would suggest that you submit some images to Akar as a lot of artists in the ceramic community follow it. Actually, I mentioned it before, but Sam Chung has work on there and I believe he did a show on there previously.

This is a little early, but I've been looking for more artists to write about for my blog (Specifically the artist of the month posting). I have an artist for this month already and may have next month's lined up as well, but I am still very much interested in showcasing some of your work and doing an interview with you.

Let me know if you're interested!

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sonkette In reply to KraftyThoughts [2009-12-03 16:18:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out for sure

And I would be very interested if you wanted to showcase my work! Thank you!

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KraftyThoughts In reply to sonkette [2009-12-08 03:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! I'll send you a note soon with some questions.

Meanwhile I think you might be interested in these bowls I made as they have surface decoration you might be interested in.

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sonkette In reply to sonkette [2009-12-02 09:34:49 +0000 UTC]

I've been thinking etsy for a while, but not really sure what else is out there

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sonkette In reply to Nudessence [2008-09-13 01:56:47 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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