After throwing four earthenware plates with my usual red D’arcy clay and getting them trimmed I was happy to clean out my wheel and start work with grey stoneware. I did have fun painting the plates with my coloured slips because there were no restrictions on what I did to decorate them. It’s been quite a while since I applied bands of colour and brushstrokes of slip – I think I was still teaching at Port Moody Arts Centre. The plate with birds will actually be pale blue once it dries.
Unlike the work done by my visiting artists I think the work I’ve done today is probably verging on traditional and/or folk pottery. Here’s a photo of them as they dry. Once bisqued and clear-glazed they’ll be super shiny and bold. They will be my donations for the Arts Centre’s next fund-raiser, along with dinner plates made by my fellow TriCity Potters.
To warm up I threw some stoneware mugs and today I’ve attached handles. Once dry the mugs will be sprayed with slip prior to bisque firing. I hope to get lots more made for the upcoming salt firing in late February – some birds, bowls and jugs.
Eric forwarded me the text for Western Front’s Gala Auction. The link here allows you to see the six donated plates painted by my guests and explains who the Raiders are. Nice article Jacqui! Thanks. Alan’s photos of the six plates are great.
Finally feeling as if the flu is going away today. What a waste of almost a week. I have so many things I want to do, including designing and making a Rainbow Lorikeet water jug. It has been suggested by Australian people we met last September. Its colours are just outrageous!
