Jim's Dinosaur

Jim used the same drape mold, but attached the extrusions in a different way to make a dinosaur. 

Jim's Finished Pony

Jim's pony made from a drape mold, extrusions, and a lot of whimsey. 

My Qumran Jar Made from Mica Clay

I burnished this for all I was worth and fired to ^08. Alas, no mica sparkles. What did I do wrong? 

Jim's Second Head Sculpture

This piece is also using fiber clay. Jim is in the process of putting wild, bug eyes in the eye holes.

Jim's First Head Sculpture

This is the finished version of Jim's first face sculpture. He used a fiber clay to make this. As you can see, Jim is pretty detailed when he's working with underglazes. 

Jim's Newest Little Plates

Jim has been playing with little plates, texture stamps and glazes. He tried firing his mica clay at ^03. Killed the mica. 


When I get the jar I'm making out of mica clay finished, I'll glaze the inside and fire it no hotter than ^05. 

Jim's Fiber Clay Sculpture

What happens when you give  Jim a couple 25 pound bags of fiber clay, a mask mold, and some slip? You get a tower of people. 


The leafy form on the bottom came from a plaster mold Jim found at the ReStore for about 75 cents. 

The Latest Jars

I've started working on smaller jars. This one is made from a ^6 porcelain. 

This is the same red clay as the other two jars. However this jar is smaller and better made. I'm thinking that if I make another dozen or so jars, I'll have both the inside and the outside smooth. 

I'll be glazing the inside of the red clay jar and I'll be using glaze on both the outside and the inside of the porcelain jar. I'm making these so they are functional. 

Jim Has Discovered Paper Clay

When we stopped at New Mexico Clay on Friday, Jim got to see a demo using paper or fiber clay. He's now in love with paper clay. It works well for his extrusions and the slump mold. 


I've no idea what kind of critter this is... but it sure is cute. 

Mr. Bean's Magic Pony

Whoops! The bottom photo should be on the top. Jim is making a horse for Mr. Bean. He's been using two hump molds to make a bean shape. First was Mr. Bean. Now, Mr. Bean has a horse. Everything is extruded. 

What The Clay Monster Has Made

Most of what's on the bisque cart is Jim's work. The test tiles belong to someone else. Jim made the masks and the plates. He's been playing with texture on the plates so these pieces should be quite special when they are glazed. 

Mr. Bean As Interpreted By The Clay Monster

Jim used drape molds to make the kidney and extruded the "legs." He's using a low fire clay with mica in it. I'm anxious to see what this piece looks like after it's fired. 

Works In Progress

Me working in the clay studio after work. The paper towels are to keep the lids from sticking to the jars. I put white terra sig on the first jar to use as a test tile. I'm wondering if the terra sig will make the under glaze pop. This particular clay fires to a really nice color in reduction and I'd like to have some contrast. The jars in front will only have glaze on the inside. The outsides will be left raw. I'm thinking of turning the larger jar into a self portrait. 

Jim's Etsy Shop

His etsy shop is: Ziaturner and clicking on the title of this post should take you to his shop. He sells hand made clay tools, ceramic goodies, and assorted turned wood items. The little dishes posted below are in his etsy shop.