April Hackbarth -helloAPRIL

A little wind chime in the kiln being glaze fired right now. This one gave me a lot of pause on how exactly to glaze these! The clay is a white with speckled tan slip painted on the surface- I hope to share the final result very soon! I hope it looks good!🤞🏼 . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics in the studio. Pottery sculpting tips and tricks. In the studio. Ceramics studio artwork. Creating ceramics from clay. Outdoor inspiration for ceramics. Outdoor fly fishing river art and ceramics. Creating sculpture in the studio. Unique ceramics and pottery. Modern aesthetic in ceramics and pottery. Clay sculpture by sculptor. Sculptor in her studio. Artist creating sculptures. #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth #rockspoons #sculptingwithrocks #riverrock #outdoorinspiration

I really need to find a better tool to carve a circular crater into leather hard clay. My hands were hurting after this bowl but much of the problem was my terrible timing and allowing the clay to get just a little too hard. The heat has definitely been cranked up in the studio and it’s easy to forget to factor that into getting pieces to the ideal carving hardness. Do you have any favorite tools for something like this circular texture? . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. Carving leather hard clay. Making a ceramic bowl. Large hand built pottery platter bowl. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

Cozy season in the pottery studio. . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

It’s no secret, a great bowl will make any salad look that much better! Stoneware is so interesting because it has the charm and feel of something natural. Don’t you love the idea of replacing anything plastic in your kitchen with something made to last like ceramic? 😍 . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth #kitchenaccessories #saladbowl #choppedsalad #kitchenware #plasticsucks

Finding more and more ideas to build on with using river rocks each day. Dang, why are there not more sculpting hours in a day….? . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

Opening a kiln is definitely like Christmas morning! So many fun pieces to admire and learn from. . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

A little recap from yesterday’s stories… I jumped right back in to making some more rock spoons this week. I’m going to try them in a white clay and possibly use more decorating techniques. These are funny little objects because they’re so useful and yet very unusual to look at. I want one in each of my canisters and large jars that I scoop anything from now! 😆 . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

Opening a kiln is definitely like Christmas morning! So many fun pieces to admire and learn from. . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth

Glazing rock spoons and trying to figure out the best way to do it… . . . @aprilhackbarth . Making ceramics. Throwing on a wheel. Pottery studio. Sculpting in clay. Artist showing process. Sculpture studio. Making art. Artist creating with clay. Learn pottery. Making modern Ceramic pieces. April Hackbarth artist. Making clay spoons from river rocks. Ceramic spoons shaped with river rocks. . #sculptor #pottery #sculpture #artstudio #artistprocess #ceramics101 #CeramicSculpture #ceramics #throwingpottery #idahoartist #potterywheel #ceramicsculpture #artist #helloapril #aprilhackbarth