More August - big big bowl

Amber Ribbed Mixing Bowl;
red/white mix clay; amber celedon glaze outer, white glaze inner; 9" diameter and 8" tall
Gift to the Collection of the Grabowski Family of Pacifica, California
This is one of the biggest things I've made... also one of the last in August. I was really happy that I was able to get something that high and wide and with relatively thin walls. The day before I trimmed it I got a new tool at an art store and so when I was trimming this I decided to use that tool to create ribs all along the outside. I am really happy with how that came out, since it lets the amber glaze pool in the crevices but also it provides a good grip on the bowl for using it as a mixing vessel.
One cool thing that happened in the ribs is that the glaze that pooled actually formed tiny tiny purple crystals in some places!! chemistry is WEIRD