back in the barnyard

(my work on top, manufactured pieces below)
What we have here is a comparison. Saturday the missus and I saw cute little (but not handmade) cow creamers like this guy here. I was tempted to get one, but the missus said I should make one. Then Ellen tells me later about Portland and his rooster pitcher and how when he pours it out the rooster's beak he makes appropriate barfing sounds.
So, the potter returns home, thinking 'how could I make that cow? how could I make that rooster?' Remember--a manufactured piece was not made the same way I would make something, on the wheel with add ons. A designer draws something and then makes a model somehow and then molds. Doesn't translate into hand work very well.
So, I was messing around in the studio, not very successfully, and just said 'you know, I make a nice cow creamer already' so I tabled these thoughts for further consideration.