Cup handles

Chris Penny Ceramics on Instagram: "Pulling handles is about knowing when to stop, when to have wet hands and when to have dry hands, and how dry the cup needs to be. It’s all about practice. I think you can get pretty comfortable applying handles in about 3 years … sorry not years I mean weeks 😂… actually it doesn’t take as long as you think. If you keep the starting lump the same each time. And attach as many handles as you can to cups you are making … say 4 handles per cup, then recycle…

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羅 on Instagram: "Attaching handle Last step of making a cup before bisque firing #ceramic #pottery #cups #handcraft #handle #minimalism"

Freshly carved, the handle whittled after spending a few days beneath plastic wraps, slowly drying, the soft handle acclimatising to the firmer body of the cup. I don’t carve every handled vessel I make, but sometimes, a little work goes a long way, and in this case, it helped to perfect the curve on the underside greatly, especially how it interacts with ledge on the top join. This cups ‘crispness’ will also soften rather a lot once glazed, the glaze melts, filling the sharper corners…

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Lucia Ocejo on Instagram: "Working on some porcelain handled cups this week. This shape takes inspiration from Gwyn Piggott work, which I admire very much. I pray to the kiln gods some some of these pieces will come out of my first (slightly experimental) gas fire in a few weeks 🤞🏼 #pottery #potter #ceramic #ceramics #clay #stoneware #craftmanship #craftwoman #handmade #pottery #studioceramics #functionalware #homeware #studio #stoneware #wheelthrown #wheelthrownceramics…