Blue-Grey Salad Set

Blue-Grey Salad Bowl Set
Red/white mix clay; Hobbit Hazel Glaze; 4 individual salad bowls at 7.5" diameter and 2.5" high, plus 1 large bowl at 9.5" diameter and 3.5" high

This was my second attempt ever at making a SET of dishes, back in August

I made the four salad bowls by throwing them as if they were plates (with somewhat flat bottoms) and then raising the sides a ton to create some depth for the bowls. I then flattened out the rim with my hand and a wooden rib.
I used a small wooden dowel to create the trio of ridges in each rim as well.
I'm pretty happy with how consistent the salad bowls came out... especially since I made 2 one day, 1 the next, and 1 the next (since I had a couple... accidents with some tries.)
A few days later I made a much larger bowl that I thought would go nicely with the set so I added the trio of ridges to make it match. That bowl is much deepter (concave inside instead of partly concave and partly convex.) Unfortunately, it warped a little bit in the kiln (yes, I'm blaming the kiln and not myself.) but still matches mostly

I used the Hobbit Hazel glaze because a) it is beautiful, b) it responds well to edges and texture, c) it doesnt crackle... since crackle glazes arent good for dishware, and d) it rocks my clayworld