AusBonsai

Skippy wrote:Great pots the textures work well along with the blends of colours and the natural glaze/patina is what brings it together.
I collect fine pots waiting for a tree that is worthy & they would be high on my wish list.

Great Work waiting in anticipation for the next lot.

Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris,

Your feedback and your kind words are appreciated very much.

Paul

nealweb wrote:I like the third one, the others are not for me though everyone else would disagree!

nealweb,

Thanks for the candid feedback. Please share your thoughts, what is is about the other three pots that does not appeal to you?

Cheers,
Paul

MattA wrote:They are all beautiful pots and I would love to see some of my own come out like they have.

Matt,

I appreciate the compliment. How long have you been making bonsai pots?

MattA wrote:Personally I really like the first two, the silver line is beautiful. I can see a big fat old fig sitting dangling its roots everywhere. And a craggy twisted old cedar in the second.

From your comments, it is apparent that you have a good eye for matching trees and pots.

MattA wrote:What size are they?

They are all round and the first pot (259-145-10) measures approximately - 15.3 x 5.3 cm.

The second pot (259-170-10) measures approximately - 13.3 x 3 cm.

The third pot (259-167-10) measures approximately - 11.5 x 4 cm.

The forth pot (259-146-10) measures approximately - 13.8 x 5 cm.

MattA wrote:Btw many thanks for your post on constructing pots. I intend to try a few larger slab pots soon but at the moment am enjoying carving or hand shaping mame pots

You are most welcome. I am glad that you found the information useful.

Regards,
Paul

kitoi wrote:I like the 3rd pot for color and texture, the the 4th for shape and balance.

Were these gas fired?

Hi Keith,

Good to hear from you.

Your feedback is always appreciated.

Yes, these were all fire to ^10 in a gas, reduction kiln.

Keep on cracking.

Paul

Here are a few more for your consideration:

This set of three pots was made from a tan colored stoneware clay body and finished with a glaze called Buttermilk. What do you think of this glaze?

Paul

i think it's very nice.

G,day Paul, we have a saying at one of the clubs I belong to.

If you like some thing you tell the person, it is rubbish put it in the ute ( pick up truck ) and I will take it to the tip ( garbage dump ) for you. So you put them in my ute and I will do that for you.

All 4 as I am doing it any way .

Like Skippy my wife and I collect pots, our collection is more of the Shohin , Mame and Shito ( miniature ) size, but these would find a place, on the shelves, then be home to an Australian Native tree, one day.

Thank you for Posting.

Cheers Pup

pjkatich wrote:

nealweb wrote:I like the third one, the others are not for me though everyone else would disagree!

nealweb,

Thanks for the candid feedback. Please share your thoughts, what is is about the other three pots that does not appeal to you?

Cheers,
Paul

Hi Paul

I guess I liked the third pot best because the texture didn't appear quite as lumpy and because the lip colour wasn't quite as dark and it bled and blended down into the body of the pot making for a less sharp line between colours. It was a softer feeling pot. I should have said though that I almost exclusively grow azaleas. Having read Matt's vision of a fat old fig I can see that working really nicely.
Your next lot of pots with the buttermilk glaze I really like, they would show off an azalea beautifully and I would have one of them in a heartbeat!

Cheers

neal.

pjkatich wrote:Here are a few more for your consideration:

This set of three pots was made from a tan colored stoneware clay body and finished with a glaze called Buttermilk.

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What do you think of this glaze?

Paul

I like these 3 verry much
the finish on them reminds me of pictures of Jupiter all they need is the "Big Red Spot" http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090723.html

Ken

pjkatich wrote: However, I am not clear on what you mean by "...blending the colors a bit more where the meet..." Could you please elaborate a bit.

I'm not sure what kvan meant, but I would like to see less contrast between the dark colour and the light colour. If the dark gradually faded into the light colour rather than there being a definite line between them, I think these pots would be perfect. Very nice job, Paul.

Glenda

Hi Paul,

I dont like any of the first 4 pots. I dont like the texture, the bubbly effect that you have created is not appealing. I dont like the colour of the glaze, and I dont like the contrasting colours around the lip of the pots. I think I would struggle seeing one of my trees in these pots. The shapes are great, and the feet of the pots are too. Its just the colour and texture that you have created that I dont like.

Just my personal opinion. You have posted many pots on this forum that I would fight to get my hands on, if only you would sell them.

Bloody gorgeous pots. No need to send that second one to Jamie, he will never have a tree good enough to trial in it. Now, me on the other hand have exactely the right tree to test in it for you.

Dumper wrote:i think it's very nice.

Thanks for the positive feedback Dumper.

Cheers,
Paul

Pup wrote:G,day Paul, we have a saying at one of the clubs I belong to.

If you like some thing you tell the person, it is rubbish put it in the ute ( pick up truck ) and I will take it to the tip ( garbage dump ) for you. So you put them in my ute and I will do that for you.

All 4 as I am doing it any way .

Like Skippy my wife and I collect pots, our collection is more of the Shohin , Mame and Shito ( miniature ) size, but these would find a place, on the shelves, then be home to an Australian Native tree, one day.

Thank you for Posting.

G-day to you Pup,

You are most welcome, I appreciate you taking the time to comment on my pots.

Thanks for sharing that bit of Aussie wisdom with me. That is one of the reasons I like to pop in now-and-again and post a few things. I can always count on some great feedback from the good folks down-under.

It would be an honor to someday see a great Australian native bonsai tree displayed in one of my pots.

Thanks for your input.

Paul

nealweb wrote:I guess I liked the third pot best because the texture didn't appear quite as lumpy and because the lip colour wasn't quite as dark and it bled and blended down into the body of the pot making for a less sharp line between colours. It was a softer feeling pot. I should have said though that I almost exclusively grow azaleas. Having read Matt's vision of a fat old fig I can see that working really nicely.
Your next lot of pots with the buttermilk glaze I really like, they would show off an azalea beautifully and I would have one of them in a heartbeat!

Neal,

Thanks for elaborating on your original comment. This is the type of feedback that helps me refine my product.

Yes, I would agree with you, the buttermilk glaze would be a great choice for an azalea.

Regards,
Paul