Making pots

marija hajdic

Here in Croatia we can't buy bonsai pots. So, it is a big problem to get a pot.
My friend is B.F.A. (sculptor), and I have persuated him to start making bonsai pots.
Any advices are apreciated.

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http://www.my-bonsai.com

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Levon

Why cann't you buy a pot on the internet ?

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Ian_Homer

Marija,

Although not the cheapest you will find on the internet, I recently completed Webpages for "Walsall" and postage to Croatia would not be too expensive.
Please note these are "Quality" pots and not mass produced.

see Walsall Website www.walsall-studio-ceramics.com
There are plenty of other potters with webpages and stock available to buy on-line. Try a search in Google or Yahoo.

Best Wishes,
Ian

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Bonsainut

Kiln first
Clay 2nd
Form pot
Fire

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marija hajdic

Because
- I need lots of pots, so thay would be heavy for transport
- It is hard to choose a pot, only looking at picture
- It would be nice to have possibility to buy pots in Croatia. Other bonsai grovers here also need pots, I am trying to resolve that problem, but not on ly buy a few pots for me!

I am interested in fireing proces?!
Which clay is the best? Stoneware?
Do I need some special glases for high temeperatures?

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Ian_Homer

Looks like I can get a nice Career change by moving to Croatia then

Ian.

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marija hajdic

You have a nice pots, so we would embrace you!

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rockm

Making pots isn't a thing that's learned in a year or two and it's also expensive--probably just as expensive (or more) in the long run as importing pots from outside your country. As you learn (even after you've been doing it for awhile), you will be throwing away probably more than half of what you make since the pots will warp, explode in the kiln or some other calamity involved with learning how to make them.

Also, most potters have very very little idea of how to make a bonsai pot. It takes a long while to get them to do it well (believe me, I've worked with some local potters and the learning curve isn't an easy one for some of them who have no background in bonsai)

By all means, get local potter to make bonsai pots. or learn how to do it yourself, just don't expect to have anything worthwhile, perhaps not even useable, for some time.

You can import less expensive Chinese pots, or even Japanese tokoname, if can find enough fellow bonsaiists to order in bulk.

Ordering custom made pots over the Internet is also relatively easy. I've ordered pots from Bryan Albright in the U.S. and Horst Heinzlereiter in Austria, as well as tokoname pots from J-Bonsai in Japan. I ordered single pots, or three at the most and didn't have to order in bulk. Importing bonsai pots is alot easier than you think. Most of the Western potters will work with you via email photos on the style and dimensions of the pot you want.

If there is a demand for such pots in Croatia, you also might want to inquire with those potters about buying a few dozen at a time, then selling them to your friends...