Now that I've had a few days to study and photograph my latest efforts from the soda kiln, I can show them to you. The two best pieces are being kept secret for a Summer event. 'Nuff said, but it's hard not to share them right away! Overall I thought the firing was very good. As you saw in the earlier post there were some…
Now that another batch of teeny plates have been delivered to Jonathon's Gallery I can show photos of them here. The theme for a dozen of them was Easter. I was invited to come up with some Spring-like colours and designs, using the idea of lighter colours, flowers, bunnies, chicks and eggs. Oh lord! anyway I did it and actually enjoyed myself. As always…
Where did the week go? Since opening the kiln on Monday I haven't worked on pots at all. Photographing the new work, deciding which pieces would go to Jonathon's Gallery in London, Ontario, pricing them, finding or buying boxes and bubble wrap, a whole day wrapping and then, yesterday, labelling the boxes and delivering them to our local 7-11 postal outlet, have occupied me. It…
I have been using wetted paper as a stencil between layers of coloured slips. The design can be an intricate image, or merely torn strips as Raider Pierre Coupey has done. I decided to cut random angles in the sides of my strips of newsprint and then experiment with two or three possibilities for the overlaid slip. Porcelain slip on an earlier plate was pleasing.…
There was just enough room in my latest glaze firing for all the plates, my latest jugbirds, some grandson artwork, bowls to be donated and TriCity Potters' collaborations. Phew! Yesterday's blog showed the platters and plates made by Raiders so today I'll show you everything else. My island-dwelling cousin requested some seagulls to keep him company in his writer's cabin. I hope he'll enjoy these…