Pottery Hide Box continued!

AHHHHH!!! Pottery is such a blast! It's so amazing and easy.  Like playdough for adults, it really brings out your creative childish side (as if mine isn't always). For my lizard hide box I decided to go with the hut style, I like the round shape and cone-ish roof.

I'm just starting off on my first day and my teacher is awesome! We're learning to wedge the clay, by kneading like bread dough, so there are no air pockets in it (or it will explode in the kiln, eek!)

Starting on the bottom half of the hide, I want it to have a flat solid bottom so when I put moss or earth inside it will not soak the cage floor. 

I'm carving some flowers and stuff on the outside to give it a whimsy effect, it seems to be telling me it's a hidden fairy hut, or the secret dwelling of a tiny hermit...maybe I'm crazy!  I left an opening in the top, (mainly because I just couldn't seem to fashion a point on the top, so I just cut it off!) and draped a "fallen" leaf over it, giving it more ventilation and cuteness! I just can't wait to see this in my living room!

I have no idea what colors to glaze it, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it, and post more pictures of course!