Here's a few..

Rob,
I love seeing your new work; I need to keep up with your site more but you know how consuming school can be. I am glad to see some discussion that are constructive but not 100% positive. I am with you it is necessary to grow. So I thought I would throw in my 2 cents all your pots suck and you should quit now... Just kidding I love your new pots although I agree somewhat with "Simon" however the Red Iron shots can look very different in photo than in person as well. As for the stuff you just posted I love the Rustic one and think your chop it a great embellishment and the surface treatment is top notch. The rectangle is well done and I love the rounded rectangle particularly with those organic feet. It can be surprisingly hard to make something look so fluid and yet very symmetrical. The last one looks like a pretty good size pot but is the only one I am not as fond of. Just my opinion I think it is the base and feet that are not comfortable with my eye. I would like to see the profile curve continue under a little as opposed to kind of going vertical again and I feel like the feet "although not with that style" would be better to be longer. The rounded rectangle does have small feet for its overall width however I like it because it sits a little higher off the ground for its overall height, maybe it would even be more comfortable if the feet were slightly taller???? Well I hope I explained that clearly, but that certainly does not mean others would have the same visual hang ups. Thanks for continuing to share your progress and ideas, and I would not get too hung up with reduction envy your pots are strong "as is".
Robert

[quote="Rob Addonizio"]And lastly, a large oval measuring 20" across, using several glazes: [quote]
Rob: I love your yellow oval!

Maybe it's the application of the oxide or the firing rate? To me it looks more like painted on than stained giving it that southwest feel. As much as I love your style and glaze selections the staining never did it for me. Not sure why as I use oxides almost exclusively.

Those last 3 on your blog are the bomb! Especially the middle one.

Hi Rob,

these are again beautiful pots.
The small square, the third pot is my favorite.

regards
Peter

Robert and Peter

Thanks for your critique. It is very helpful.....

Keith,

Thanks for your support. The stain bottom/glaze top is a carry over from the European style (Andy and Horst), that I fell in love with. It does look better in reduction, in my opinion, and that color will change in the future to a darker brown when I get my gas kiln....

Mr. Walker,
I am humbled from your kind words. Much thanks

Keith,

Thanks for your support. The stain bottom/glaze top is a
carry over from the European style (Andy and Horst), that I fell in
love with. It does look better in reduction, in my opinion, and that
color will change in the future to a darker brown when I get my gas
kiln....

I've looked at those pots and like the appearance as well, you should be able to come pretty close to that in oxidation. Do you mix another ingredient with your oxides? What I meant was the color and texture of your application of the oxide did not do it for me.

Reduction gives a bit of a sheen to the oxide, my example is plain RIO in ^6 in oxidation

Here is a full cascade with some stain and an interesting texture pattern.

This guy has a cracked texture and a turquoise glaze. I would like the feet to be a bit taller, but I still think it has a bit of charm:

Here is medium sized cascade in a tenmoku glaze...

The tenmoku is nice! is it as dark in person as it is in the photo?

I like that tall slab built cascade a lot. Nice surface work and good claybody for that style, looks very gritty.
Robert

Fascinating yellow glaze... I love it..... what was the firing temperature? Cheers, Dan

kitoi wrote:The tenmoku is nice! is it as dark in person as it is in the photo?

Thank you Keith. The color is pretty close in real life.

Robert Wallace wrote:I like that tall slab built cascade a lot. Nice surface work and good claybody for that style, looks very gritty.
Robert

Thanks for your kind words Robert. That clay is VERY groggy; too much for throwing with but makes great slab pieces.

Dan Barton wrote:Fascinating yellow glaze... I love it..... what was the firing temperature? Cheers, Dan

Sir Master Dan,
The glaze is matured at 1240, or ^6 oxidation but works well at midrange temps.

Thank you for taking the time to comment,
Rob