Completed pottery projects

The Elephant Bank I was making for Alex was supposed to turn out blue. One thing I have learned this far is that the glaze NEVER turns out as you expect...and sometimes better than you expected, but not too excited about how the color turned out. Alex now has a purple elephant bank! The tall rectangular-like cylinder was intended to be half the size it is. I decided to make this bank when I found out we were having a girl. But I am happy the 3D flowers turned out and didn't fall off in the kiln firing. The leaf was a 20 minute project. I had 20 minutes left of class and didn't want to go home early to face momhood...so I decided to make a foot long leaf. I meant for it to be a leaf platter, but wet clay doesn't hold form without support.....so it ended up being fall decor!