Functional Potters
Covered Jars: casseroles, canisters, cookie jars, spice jars, jam pots, honey pot, various storage jars: (Flour, sugar, rice, tea, cereal, grains, dried herbs, pastas, granola, nuts, raisins, dried fruits, ets.) coffee, crackers, soup tureens, butter dishes, cheese dish, covered mixing bowls, covered pitchers, mustard jars, condiment jars, covered serving bowls, covered jars for fridge storage, covered baking dishes: (fish, chicken, pot roast etc.), utility jars for desks, shelves, tables, etc. to hold pins, paper clips, tacks, stamps, rubber bands, keys, loose change, odds and ends, ritual jars, secret jars, mad money jars, rare coin jars, jewelry jars, anything not covered above like jars… (including various kinds of sets).
Bowls: All sizes of serving bowls, soup, cereal, rice, tea, fruit, punch bowls, footed bowls (thrown foot) egg cups, bread rising bowls, baking bowls, batter bowls, gravey + sauce boats (bowls), mixing bowls, nesting bowls, flower display bowls, finger bowls, washing up bowls, baby bath bowls, center piece bowls, storage bowls, pasta bowls, shaving soap bowls, bowls with handles: (basket bowls), patio eating bowls with handles, begging bowls, collection bowls (church etc.) Chip and dip bowls (with or without handles) double wall bowls (insulating?), stir fry bowls, chili bowls, ritual bowls, pouring bowls, smorgasbord bowls, bowls with handbuilt feet… any other bowls you can think of
Plates+Platters: Toast and muffin plate, luncheon plate, dinner plate, roll salad bar plate, pizza plate, dessert dish, pie plate, omelet plate, side dish plate, bread plate, sandwich plate, smorgasbord plate, serving dish plate, serving platter: (with or without handles) trays- (with or with out handles), turkey and chicken platters, cake plate, birthday, wedding and other types of celebration plates, hot plates, wall plates, important days to remember plates, storage plates, plates+platters+trays with sectioned off areas, for special serving or eating or special foods. Wall platters, plates combined into serving platters or serving trays (joined together), oval plates and platters, squared off plates and platters, double walled rims on plates and platters, plates and platters raised up on modeled or thrown feet.
Pouring Vessels: All types of pitchers and jugs, some with pulled sppouts, some with thrown or handbuilt and added on spouts, some with spouts pulled up (mick casson), some with spouts cut out of thrown form and reshaped, altered forms, cut and patch, squared, oval, etc. – various handles: (pulled, thrown, slabs, coiled, toroids, etc.) – TEAPOTS – coffee pots, ewers, bottles, decanters, watering plant vessels, oil and vinegar and soy sauce cruets, clay slip trailers, various bottles for “cold” drinks to put in fridge bottles-> (for water, wine, cider, juice, etc.) 1 gallon or larger wine and cider jugs and pouring bottles, watering cans, pouring bowls (batter etc.) double wall insulating bottles ->(like a thermos jug), coffee makers (like chemex, etc.) Coffee “drip” pots, carafes, creamers, martini and other mixed drink mixers and pourers. Refrigerator pitchers with lids.
Drinking Vessels: Cup and saucer, cups, mugs, goblets, tumblers, baby and child vessels, special shapes to drink from for–> wine, milk, beer, mixed drinks, coffee, tea, juice, cider, water, soda, lemonade, cool aid, hot buttered rum, liqeurs, cocktails, gator-aid, vessels for cars, boats, airplanes, motorcycles, trucks, vans and snowmobiles–>(to drink from), mustache cups, cup and mugs for very hot and/or very cold drinks, clay straws, puzzle mugs, exppresso cups, tea bowls, drinking vessels to carry around as you walk, various kinds of sets.
Flower and Plant Containers: Vases of all kinds, for cut flowers. All shapes, all sizes, for all purposes. Planters, all kinds, all sizes, all shapes, containers for growing things, cut things, hanging things, standing, sitting, floor vases, wall vases, bud vases, single flower vases, weed vases, branch vases, orchid planters, window boxes, seed starters, bonsai planters, pots for growing herbs>for: strawberries, small fruit trees and shrubs, jade tree planters, special shapes for flower arranging, hanging planters, , hanging vases, high footed vases, high footed planters, tripod base containers, containers with molded feet and everything else
Light Containers or holders: Oil and kerosene lamps, all other kinds of lamps: table lambs, floor lamps, wall lamps, hurricane lamps, (for oil, kerosene, gas or electric) candle lamps (all kinds) candle holders, all kinds… lamp shades of all kinds (translucent porcelain) translucent screens, windows, boxes, (are for light transmission.) lanterns (all kinds) candelabra, chandeliers, reflectors for various light sources, porcelain light transmitting panels, translucent porcelain shapes to put over light sources (they could be anything from animals to flowers to geometric shapes, etc) translucent porcelain tubes of various shapes for fiber optics and other light sources. Various lamp shades to hold neon tubes.
Kitchen, tableware, for foods, etc: Holders for kitchen implements, corks, spoons, knives, ladles, meat hammer, mortar and pestle, rolling pins, egg separators, funnels, salt and pepper shaker, cheese shaker, napkin rings, hot plates, incense burners, cheese cutting boards, trays, charcuterie boards, colanders, orange juicer, condiment servers, welsh rarebit containers, reamers for; lemon, lime and oranges, mixing spoons, pizza cooking stone (for oven use), silverware draining containers, container for composting materials, chop stick holders, “lava” rocks for barbecue grills, hibachis (flameware body)->Also frying pans, sauce pans.
Various Household Things: Mirror frames, picture and photo frames, stools, small tables, chairs, benches, soap dishes, toilet, all kinds of furniture, switch plates, sinks, clock faces, bookends, floor ash trays, waste baskets, other baskets, wind chimes, ink wells, hotwater bottles, bird baths, bird houses, bird feeders, tiles for everything: counter tops, bathroom, kitchen, fire place, wood burning stone base, garden, etc., you can make wood burning stoves with the right clay body, match holders, watch holders, small chest of drawers, toys, cradles, tops, dice, card holders, poker chips, games, chess and checkers (both the board and pieces), food molds: (butter, jello, etc), towel racks, door knobs, cabinet knobs, handles.
Music, Sound Producers and Containers: Bells, chimes, whistles, flutes, horns, gongs, harps, jugs, pipes, music boxes, various sound boxes of all kinds, drums and other percussion instruments, ocarinas, ceramic furniture to hold sound equipment: (radios, amps, tape players, etc)
Other: Tie rack, pegs for coat racks, door panels, bath tub, garden pieces, trellis, sun dial, mail boxes, cemetery grave stones and markers, CD and cassette tape holders, signs, rose and grape arbors, large tiles to serve as table mats for dinner plates, trivets, coasters
Scultpure in clay has its place, and so does funtion and utility. Useful and beautiful can have one voice.