Monday, July 29, 2013

the secret of the HIPPO



People think they know me, and I would say you know a little.... but I am more private than you might imagine.
It took forever to make this hippo bowl below and I loooove it and there is no flippin' way I am telling you how to do it, HA! My secret!
The wife and I were like "what childhood story has a hippo in it?" and remembered "hippo birdie 2 ewe" by the illustrator above and the wonderful little Egyptian hippo at the Met in NYC...

Now I need to make more of them....have an awesome Monday!


(hippo bowl by Gary Rith)
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13 comments:

  1. ~ Sil in CoreaJuly 29, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    I can't imagine how you can get that thick hippo and that thin bowl to bake properly at the same time.

    It's got such a good-natured happy look to it!

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  2. smartcatJuly 29, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    Great minds and all that jazz.
    I agree...hippos are not easy to make, but yours are the coolest!

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  3. Gary's third pottery blogJuly 29, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    The hippo is actually hollow and approx. no thicker than the bowl :)

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  4. Barbara RogersJuly 29, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Well, if ever you're inclined to return to teaching...

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  5. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Here's your trivia for the day: Hippo's milk is bright pink.

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  6. Lori BuffJuly 29, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    It's a great hippo, it looks like it would take a lot of time to make one.

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  7. smalltownmeJuly 29, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    George and Martha books, too!

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  8. Gary's third pottery blogJuly 29, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    George and Martha, that was what I was trying to remember!

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  9. cookingwithgasJuly 29, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    so cute! I would share my breakfast with one.

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  10. Claudia from Idiot's KitchenJuly 29, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    But not the hippopotamus is one of my favorite books! I tend to give it and Goodnight Gorilla to anyone who has kids!!! "But not the armadillo...." Ha!

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  11. HilaryJuly 29, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    Frank's birthday greeting to .. .everyone is Hippo Birdie 2 Ewe.

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  12. Busy Bee SuzJuly 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    I believe Hippos are under-appreciated. Love the bowls!

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  13. NavhelowifeAugust 18, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    Okay, so I don't like the Twitter, but follow some people for work/volunteer stuff, BUT one of the fun people I follow is Sandra Boynton. The fun part? She often posts illustrations that she has done. I love it!

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