tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post4247049503758397656..comments2024-03-16T07:40:23.437-07:00Comments on Earth Work: Throwing larger piecesMark Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-88520681721392536952013-07-10T15:29:47.845-07:002013-07-10T15:29:47.845-07:00Thank you, Midori, glad you like the jar. :) Carvi...Thank you, Midori, glad you like the jar. :) Carving the koudai is very difficult .. I just try to keep practising and learning about techniques, which is not easy living so far from Japan!Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-75265328313404901552013-07-10T14:22:54.308-07:002013-07-10T14:22:54.308-07:00I know that feeling 'to me it looks a lot tall...I know that feeling 'to me it looks a lot taller'! But with the curve, you must have lifted it much taller before making shape. A lovely shape jar!<br /><br />I like hand carved koudai I used to see in Japanese pottery. When I made it, it didn't look dynamic enough...sadly. Midorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635048215440828421noreply@blogger.com